reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
to say; to tell; to state; to do
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
your body; your health; yourself; you
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
several minutes; a few minutes
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
carrying voice; well-projected voice
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to take back; to recapture
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
near; close; beside; third person
to detain; to check; to restrain
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
excess; surplus; superabundance