disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
making some money; earning
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to smirk; to grin broadly
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
particulars; details; specified items
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
instant; moment; for an instant
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension