to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
first meeting; first interview with
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to make a lasting impression
white (complexion); fair-skinned
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
eruption; volcanic eruption
to thrust away; to send flying
greeting; a fine thing to say
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
welcome; (warm) reception
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
around the clock; day and night
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough