cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
respect and affection; love and respect
to make a speech; to address
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
be (that) as it may; having said that
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
strong person; the strong; the powerful
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
how much; how many; however
lack of information; data deficiency
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
abuse; misuse; perversion
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
first attack; first strike; first blow
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
power; might; authority; influence
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
as stated; verbatim; literally
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect