while being out of the office or away from home
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
will not do; do not; does not
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
interval; break; pause; spare moment
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to look away; to turn away
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
confusion; distraction; derangement
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
prompt; immediate; in real time
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)