whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
society; the world; the times
that is to say; so that means
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
way; method; means; resource; course
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
garland; festoon (of flowers)
to be embarrassed; to lose face