intimidating air; sense of intimidation
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to satisfy the requirements
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
possible; likely; probable
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
proper; right; reasonable
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
in general; generally; usually
than; other than; except; but
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
victory stand; winners' podium
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
reaching; attaining; arrival
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to smirk; to grin broadly
to whine; to make feeble complaints