effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
beyond that point; after that
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
question; inquiry; enquiry
people; men and women; each person; everybody
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to repeat; to do something over again
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day