vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to carry out one's mission
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to fight against; to oppose; to face
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to lose sight of; to miss
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
five (long cylindrical things)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
the very best; excellent; superb
to pluck; to pick; to tear
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
step; stride; counter for steps
stealthy steps; soft steps
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach