head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
stepping back; drawing back
personality; style; appearance
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
without sparing time for sleep
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
true to one's name; living up to one's name
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
without leaving any trace
to crumble away; to collapse
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
(not) a single person; (no) one
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
family; members of a family
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
at once; immediately; right now
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row