exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
sense of duty (obligation)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
himself; yourself; herself
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
I see; that's right; indeed
signature; signing; sealing
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
master; teacher; stable master
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
battlefield; battleground
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
worst; worst-case (scenario)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
although I say; although one might say; although called
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered