running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
malicious; deliberately mean
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
solitude; loneliness; isolation
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
of great promise; with a promising future
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
metre; meter; meter; gauge
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span