determination; conviction
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
physical strength; muscular strength
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
bright red; crimson lotus flower
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent