to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
worthy of special mention
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
step-up; advance; progress; increase
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
bet; wager; stake; gamble
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
tall figure; high stature
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
leaving early (for work); (taking the) early shift
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
to give the stamp of approval