close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
several people; a few people
secret; private; surreptitious
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
plural; multiple; plural (number)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to have a rumor circulating
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
metal sake jug; sake warmer
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally