sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
hard to reach place; remote place
decision; ruling; judgement; judgment
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
reopening; resumption; restarting
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
all you want; as much as one wants
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
caustic words; defiant words
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
simple honesty; tactless frankness
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
burlesque; low comedy; farce
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious