beautiful face; good looks; beauty
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
fast-talking; rapid talking
place of enshrinement; morgue; mortuary
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
being moved forcibly, e.g. being carted to a police station, transportation for forced labour, etc.
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
moment to quit; way to quit
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
armed forces; military; troops
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
globe-trotting; traveling (around) the world
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion