fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
both; both sides; both parties
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
solution; solution strategy
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
novel; original; new; innovative
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
is that so?; I see; right; oh
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to be afraid (of); to be frightened; to be scared; to tremble in fear; to shrink in fear