(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
commandant; commanding officer; general
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
conduct; behavior; behaviour
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
like this; this sort; this way
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
honour; honor; glory; privilege
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
reaction; response; reaction
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
command; commander; commandant
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to begin talking; to open up
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually