close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to squeeze out; to wring out
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
present (brought by a visitor); gift
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
big frame; large figure; huge body