cowardly; timid; easily frightened
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
since one was born; (in) all one's life
connection; link; relationship
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
leadership; initiative; spearhead
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to discuss; to talk together
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to telephone; to make a phone call
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
silence; stillness; quietness
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
barcode; bar code; comb-over (hairstyle)
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb