dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to blend (e.g. fact and fiction); to mix; to weave (together)
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
depravity; corruption; degradation
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
price; cost; value; worth; value
that is to say; so that means
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on