close; intimate; on good terms
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
with all due respect, but...; I don't mean to talk back, but...
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
as many (people) as possible
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart