to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
final; eventual; ultimate
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
world; society; people; the public
official announcement; proclamation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
while; even though; despite
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
that is to say; so that means
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
human relations; personal relationships
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
numerator; molecule; member; element
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money