magistrate; shogunate administrator
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
charcoal; charred remains
shellfish; seashell; shell
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
being used to socializing with women (of a man)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
eccentric; crank; oddball
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to play cool; to act cool
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to jump at; to be attracted by