in person; personally; directly
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
looks; personal appearance; features
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
correction; revision; amendment
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
ash; embers; complete destruction
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
a help; an aid; some assistance
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
freely; frankly; without reserve
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
dice; die; baton (of command)
by any means, fair or foul
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
focal point; nodal point; node