to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
malicious; deliberately mean
chance (of success); odds
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
flaring up; bursting into flames
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
comparatively; relatively
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to have a smattering knowledge of
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
race (of people); type of person
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
if you think about it; come to think of it
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
spirituality; spiritual nature
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
on bad terms; at loggerheads
fluent (in a language); flowing
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
true character; real nature
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp