elucidation; explicit statement; specification
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
clothing and accessories; attire
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
great talents mature late
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
clear writing; specification
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
to be smeared; to be covered
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
survival; survivor; relic
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
companion; partner; spouse
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
object of romantic interest
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
catastrophe-level; catastrophical
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition