author directing or producing his or her own play (film); staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
physical strength; muscle strength
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to rock; to shake; to swing
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
point in common; common feature
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to be transparent; to show through
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat