persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
fear; dread; fright; willies
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
superiority; predominance
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
imposing stance; daunting pose
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
called; known as; that; to say
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
chance (of success); odds
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
victim; injured party; sufferer
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
society; public; community; social studies
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
in that manner; like that
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint