personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
strict order; peremptory command
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
to spend time (on doing something)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
voice quality; type of voice
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
handsome young man; Adonis
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)