confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
failure (e.g. of a bill, motion); falling through; rejection; miscarriage
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
strict order; peremptory command
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to be contrary to one's expectations
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
(on) horseback; riding a horse
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
to have a reason; to have an excuse
sudden change; sudden turn
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
safety; welfare; well-being
railroad network; railroad system
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
chief; main; principal; major