hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
back country; remote countryside
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap