man; male; masculine gender
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
change; alteration; modification
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
everybody; every last one of them; all
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
trusting too much; overestimating ability
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
making a fuss; Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping