approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to signal the winner of a match (by the referee raising his fan towards the winner); to declare someone the winner (of a competition)
possible; likely; probable
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
-less; lacking; non-existing
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
personality; style; appearance
soldier; combatant; warrior
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
reasoning; logic; persuasion
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
hegemony; leadership; initiative
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to detain; to check; to restrain
to stop talking; to break off; to pause