just a minute; small quantity
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
mask; disguise; guise; mask
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
human; human-like; as a person
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
explanation; interpretation
one way or the other; either way
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
one's (official) authority; power
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer