palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
you could say; you might say; verging on the
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
fear; dread; fright; willies
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
too many to count; too numerous to mention
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
last days; the end; one's fate
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)