reading aloud; recitation
power; might; authority; influence
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
stealthily; secretly; in secret
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
in comparison to; rather than
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
after that; afterwards; thereafter
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
helping hand; help; support; aid
middle of the night; dead of night
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
hot topic; talk of the town
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
technique; art; skill; move
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly