near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
such; this sort of; like this
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
without thinking of the consequences
to subsist; to keep on living
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession