wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
opinion; point of view; visual point
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
reform; reformation; reorganization
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
baton (of command); order; command; direction
king and princes; noble rank
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
each place; various places
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to tumble down; to roll down
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
public and private; official and personal; government and people
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
active; dynamic; energetic
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
rule; reign; government; governing
decisive; resolute; drastic
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)