isolation; being alone; being friendless
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
confusion; distraction; derangement
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
(exercising) the right to command
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
(shopping) mall; shopping centre; mall (pedestrianized street); Moor; mold; mould; molding
whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus); pond skater; water strider
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
theatre; theater; playhouse
to shake; to waver; to tremble
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
hard fighting; close contest
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to look around; to take a view of