independent action; acting alone
prohibition; inhibition; ban
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
explanation; interpretation
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
complete stranger; total stranger
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
distrust; unjust suspicion
reading too much into (what ... says)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
set of three; three sets; three classes
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to stay (at); to stop (at)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
estimation; criticism; comment
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look