insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
detached; aloof; indifferent
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
inside one's heart; in one's mind
being startled; getting a shock
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
headquarters; head office; main office
order; directive; instructions; command
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
observation; survey; watching
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled; unique
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
instability; insecurity; crankiness
mental aspect; mental side
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains