sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
family; relatives; dependents; household
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to polish up; to shine up
eternal; unlimited; endless
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
ability; performance; efficiency
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
society; the world; the times
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
transport staff (driver, conductor, etc.); crew member; crewman
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
suspicious character (person, figure)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to press a question; to cross-examine
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
exhaust gas; exhaust fumes
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
junior high school student; middle school pupil
health; healthy; sound; fit