self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
violent emotion; passion; fury
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
unimpressive; unimpressed
caustic words; defiant words
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
several people; a few people
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself