understanding person; supporter
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to raise one's voice; to shout
stress relief; getting rid of stress
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
the world in general; society; convention
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
experiment; experimentation
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
in the end; at the end of the day
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
police drama (television); detective drama
good old; good old-fashioned
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
settlement; solution; resolution
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor