silence; stillness; quietness
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
feeling keenly; fully realizing
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo (long-running series of Japanese comedy movies)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
Christmas Eve; holy night
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
report card; result sheet
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
power; might; authority; influence