end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
natural disaster; cataclysm
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to drop; to let fall; to omit
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to tighten; to press hard
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to live fast (and recklessly)
to be forward; to be impertinent
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely