comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
discovery; detection; finding
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
strong pressure; heavy pressure
not caring; not giving a damn
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
ruining a country; ruined country
asking would be rude; tasteless question
student teacher; trainee teacher
student of a women's college; female university student
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic