ostentation; show; affectation
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to use up all one's strength
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
cannot be compared with; no match for
sea of fire; sea of flame
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
nausea; sickness in the stomach
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
depravity; corruption; degradation
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
beautification; glorification
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
production (e.g. play); direction
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...