to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
motherland; fatherland; native country
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
royal castle; imperial castle
to blaze; to burn brightly
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
three-way junction; three-way intersection
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together