armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to order; to command; to appoint
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to stare back (at); to glare back
bluffing; bluster; bravado
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling