(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
lightly; easily; carelessly
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
investigator; one who seeks the way
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal