seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
gifted education; special education for gifted children
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to be at a loss for words
to be cleared of a charge
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to leave word; to leave a message
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
discipline; training; teaching manners
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
casual speech; peer language; informal language
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
speech; expression; wording; language
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid