magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to form a group; to form a bunch
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
particularly; only; in the case of
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
how; in what way; in what manner
dealing with; coping with
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense