to hold fast; to protect to the end
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to find out; to discover; to detect
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to blow off; to be blown off
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to need; to demand; to take; to require
stability; steadiness; equilibrium