one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
excellent answer; clever answer
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
water pressure; hydraulic pressure
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
8000; eight thousand; many
shades of evening; dead of night