imperial court; royal court
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
Apollo program; Project Apollo; Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
action; operation; effect; function
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
serious; severe; grave; acute
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
form; shape; figure; visage
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
worry; mental agony; heartache
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
in one's own way or style