feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
watchful waiting; careful supervision
profitable plan; good plan
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
war; battle; match; game; competition
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to eat untidily; to eat a bit of everything; to dabble (in something); to try one's hand at various things
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
dealing with; coping with
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to give; to do (something) for
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to say no more; to sink into silence
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
though; notwithstanding; although
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)