needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
election; selection; choice
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
-less; lacking; non-existing
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
counter for choices, options, etc.
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
along the way; along the road
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
position; location; base; point; site
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
society; the world; the times
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
enemy territory; hostile place
isolation; being alone; being friendless
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
in the midst of the enemy
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
powerful person; influential person
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations