acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
and; thereupon; because of that
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to understand from experience
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
presence; sitting with; being with
alone; unaided; away from home
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
small change; coins; small sum of money
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early