to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; controlling
alone; by oneself; on one's own
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
pointing (at; with one's finger)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
from now; from this moment; henceforth
carefree; free from worry
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
reason; grounds; circumstances
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)