firm; strong; solid; stable
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
conviction; belief; confidence
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
very; much; greatly; a lot of
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others