to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
around the world; throughout the world
even if; even though; however; no matter how
near oneself; close to one; familiar
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
our country; our land; one's own country
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to know (a person); to think
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
just like; the same as; no different than
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
obscurity; mystery; abstruseness
sovereign; emperor; monarch
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
highest honours; highest distinction; summa cum laude
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
directly; in person; firsthand
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything