from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
declaration; proclamation; announcement
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
tone (of voice); manner of talking
until now; so far; up to the present
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
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)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
stepping back; drawing back
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to approach; to draw near
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
journal; magazine; periodical
largish; biggish; a little bit larger