before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
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.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
basin (e.g. between mountains)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to encamp; to take up positions
surroundings; environs; circumference
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
urban areas; the streets; town; city
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to face; to go towards; to head towards