to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
another thing; exception; special case
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
recently; lately; these days
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
threat; intimidation; menace
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to engage in a heated discussion
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
compassionate; sympathetic
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
because of; owing to; due to