(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
tomfoolery; monkey business
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
energy; military strength
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
image; figure; figure; form; image
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
the West; the Occident; Western countries
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
dozens; scores of; decades
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; opposition
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school