show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
dozens; scores of; decades
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
evil spirit (that can possess people)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to cease; to stop; to be over
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
several years; a few years
patient's condition; pathology
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
(committee) chairman; president
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
older brother; elder brother
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
important person; strategic person; key figure
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful