with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
grudge; complaint; reproach
to begin talking; to open up
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
hostility; antagonism; opposition
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to do someone in; to bump someone off
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
election; selection; choice
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
go-between; intermediary; mediator
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
hidden room; secret chamber
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing