cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
audience; attendance; hearers
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
family; relatives; dependents; household
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
being too late; losing one's final chance
care; precaution; guarding; caution
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
activity; activity; (the) active
participant; entrant; player; competitor
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
pride; dignity; self-respect
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)