choice; selection; option
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
furnishings; implements; equipment
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
sudden change; complete change
without trouble; easily; readily
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
hating; strongly disliking
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
rebellious phase; rebellious age
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
women's group; women's association
independence; self-reliance
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
hostility; antagonism; opposition
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular