stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
soot-colored bamboo (coloured); bamboo duster (with the leaves still attached at one end)
gazing at (in wonderment)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
suddenly; all of a sudden
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
seasonal flowers arranged for a tea ceremony; flowers in a tea room
dark of the night; darkness of the night
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
individual; one by one; separate; each
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
same village; same town; same province
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
center; centre; metropolis
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
leadership; initiative; spearhead
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
obscure; vague; ambiguous
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
the principle of the thing
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
speculation; thinking; meditation
reflective; introspective
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house