to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
hot topic; talk of the town
elopement; running away with a lover
to spread; to be propagated
according to plan; as planned; on target
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to pull down; to automatically debit (from a bank account)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
guess; speculation; supposition
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
to play a leading role; to play a central part
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to detain; to take into custody
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
fully prepared; all ready
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)