investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to pile up; to accumulate
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
within; inside of; less than
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate