gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
gender; distinction of sex; sex
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to stare back (at); to glare back
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
pistol; handgun; revolver
to take flight; to disappear
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
that is to say; so that means
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to come to one's senses; to calm down