to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
tradition; legend; folklore
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
spread; span; expanse; extent
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
classification; categorization; sorting
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
it's probably so; it stands to reason
every place; various places
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
sense of values; values; value system
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
oral literature; folk literature
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
difference; disparity; gap
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted