to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
stifled (laughter); simmering
personal history; background; career
to increase in value; to gain prestige
appointment; assignment; promotion
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
being concerned about or mindful of
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
orphan; person without friends
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
outside the country; abroad
(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
regret; repentance; remorse
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
contradiction; inconsistency
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
strong pressure; heavy pressure