interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
jack of all trades, master of none
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
form; shape; figure; morph
carving; engraving; sculpture
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
mind; mindset; mentality; sentiment
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort