device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
way of talking; speaking style
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to give; to do (something) for
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
solitude; loneliness; isolation
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
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
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
without; but if; otherwise; or else
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
conviction; belief; confidence
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate