mask; disguise; guise; mask
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
pointing out; identification
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
town; city; municipal; urban
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
chance (of success); odds
time; season; period; phase; stage
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
had better ...; had better not ...
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
training range; training grounds; training area
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand