(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
now that you say that; now that you mention it
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
looking out for oneself; putting one's own skin first; prioritizing one's own safety above all else
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
order; command; directions; instructions
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
swindler; imposter; crook
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle