frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
foundation stone; cornerstone
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
last days; the end; one's fate
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
appearance; figure; shape; form
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
vocal sound; tone of voice
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
guess; conjecture; surmise
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing