lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate