sculpture; carved statue; graven image
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
looks; personal appearance; features
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
wild beast; wild animal; brute
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
property; fortune; means; assets
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
striking; remarkable; considerable
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
to push (something) against
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
(expression of) gratitude
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to become fraught with emotion
array; muster; line-up; full force
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
program (e.g. TV); programme