second coming; second advent
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
groundless rumor (rumour)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
selection; choice; picking out
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
great man; hero; master mind
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
meritocracy; merit system
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)