severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur