grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
stale; hackneyed; cliched
official announcement; proclamation
big splash; big response; major repercussions
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
starvation; famine; hunger
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
curious; strange; unusual
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
sympathy; compassion; pity
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
head start; initiative; preemption
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to fight against; to oppose; to face
-less; lacking; non-existing
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
predation; eating prey; preying upon
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
selection; choice; option
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted