to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
useless resistance; vain struggle
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
picturesque; pictorial; graphic
when it becomes; when it comes to
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
image; figure; figure; form; image
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
self-examination; reflection
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
diction; grammar; syntax; usage; wording
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)