taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
influence (on someone); inspiration
popular person; favorite; favourite
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
action of making something; -ification
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
how many people; a number of people
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
depiction; description; portrayal
to give a broad grin; to smirk
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
murder; killing; murderer
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
thin man with well-defined musculature
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
war; fighting; fierce competition
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream