ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to cause someone to worry
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
every year; yearly; annually
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
story; tale; talk; discussion
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
rather than; more ... than ...
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
one end; an end; part; fragment
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to choke; to have trouble breathing
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing