brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
I see; that's right; indeed
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to have a talk; to tell a story
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
mental health; mental hygiene
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to say no more; to sink into silence
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
cash bonus; reward; bounty
to discuss; to talk together
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted