to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
intuition; instinct; hunch
for this very reason; that is exactly why
conviction; belief; confidence
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
death from disease; death from illness
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
close to the wall; alongside the wall
strongish; somewhat strong
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
difference; variation; difference
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
rewriting (e.g. of a book); renewal (of a license, bond, etc.); transfer (of ownership); putting (something) in another's name
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
on the occasion of; at the time of
to cross one's mind; to occur to one