to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
indescribable; having no way to express
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
(not) even once; (not) ever
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
otherwise; or else; if not
to manage something successfully; to be successful
contrived; false-sounding
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
image; figure; figure; form; image
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence
joint together; opposite; facing
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace