reason; cause; circumstances
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
this is why; this means; it is the case that
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to harm; to cause harm to
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
dealing with; coping with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)