ostentation; show; affectation
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
personality; character; individuality; personhood
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
to get one's head around; to think about
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to lose sight of; to miss
front right; front and right; before and right; right side under (clothing)
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
creation; generation; formation; derivation
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
way one walks; one's walk
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
tingling; stinging; pungently
tag (children's game); tig
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
four (long cylindrical things)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous