commander; general; leader
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
sincere; earnest; serious
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to fall off; to tumble down
even though; despite; when
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
to spit out; to eject; to dump
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
running away; escaping on foot
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with