to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
occurrence; happening; incident; event
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to continue to rain or snow
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
mental; psychological; physical
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
to overdo; to do too much
not yet known; unknown; strange
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
joint struggle; common (united) front
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
defense; defence; protection
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to be greedy; to devour greedily
north wind; northerly wind
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
no, not like that (but like this)