romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
front; frontage; facade; main
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
example; illustration; precedent
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
stimulating; exciting; provocative