fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
man; male; masculine gender
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
how long; how much; to what extent
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)