to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
somewhat below; slightly below
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
arrest; apprehension; capture
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to have an eye on; to zero in on
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
when it becomes; when it comes to
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism