guidance; leadership; leading the way
secret; private; surreptitious
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
just one person; only one
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
the future; future prospects
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to rush over; to run up to
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
colouring; coloring; colorant
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
leaving everything up to someone else
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
underestimation; undervaluation
sour look; surly face; pout
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
speeding up; increase in pace
opinion; intention; thought
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
stirring; slight movement
regulation of freedom of speech
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst