courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to watch for an unguarded moment
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to take someone's life; to kill someone
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
until now; so far; up to the present
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
world peace; peace of the world
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
no loss or gain; coming out even
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
conviction; belief; confidence
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
external wound; (physical) trauma
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
the 'be-be-be' sound of a detector going off; clicking with someone; being compatible
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case