deep emotion; impression; inspiration
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
repeater; repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
talking while standing; standing around talking
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
statue; picture; picture revealing character
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
bathing; going in the bath
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
you could say that; that might be so
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
conversely; on the contrary
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other