looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
unusual; serious; incomparable
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)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
first meeting; first interview with
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
man; male; masculine gender
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to collect; to assemble; to gather
killing time; staving off boredom
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature