wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
by sheer strength; by brute force
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
clearing one's throat; cough
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
contradiction; inconsistency
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
what's what; heads or tails
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
spirit; heart; disposition
sincere; earnest; serious