role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
to not believe one's ears
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
circulation of the blood; apprehension
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
youthful; young; young-looking
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
villain; baddie; the villain's part
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
(written) contract; agreement
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
fee; charge; rate; material
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
stealthily; secretly; in secret
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
everything working out as desired
criticism; commentary; review
accurate; correct; precise; exact
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand