to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
being argued into silence; being left speechless
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
way of reciting; way of telling a story
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
body; physique; build; stature
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
obese body; corpulent physique
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to hold the purse strings
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to pile up; to accumulate
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
climax; peak; zenith; apex
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe