challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
comparatively; relatively
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
possible; likely; probable
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to invite in; to show someone in
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to complain; to make a complaint
to flare up; to fly into a rage
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
one's person; around one's person
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
cosmetics; toilet articles
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...