human-interest article; city news; local news; police news
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to pile up; to accumulate
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
omega (last letter of the Greek alphabet); end; conclusion; ohm (unit of electrical resistance)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
soldier; combatant; warrior
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
almost every day; almost daily
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
edge of town; outskirts of a village