look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
contradiction; inconsistency
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
three persons; three parties
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
preservation; retainment; keeping
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to have meaning; to be meaningful
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
reaching; attaining; arrival
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
acceleration; speeding up
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
lord of a manor; estate steward
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to be on the same page
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
ripple (on water); wavelet
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)