adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
extreme sadist; very sadistic
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
feeling one gets from listening to something
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
resignation; acceptance; consolation