to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
voting; ballot; poll; vote
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
in that manner; like that
in one's own way or style
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
of course; certainly; naturally
stagnation; hindrance; delay
control; management (e.g. of a business)
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
aptitude; aptness; suitability
means; way; method; measure
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)