middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
distant land; remote location; distant province
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
scam; con trick; con-man; fraudster; flirt; player
power map; power structure; power relationships
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again