brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
and yet; though; when; in spite of
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one end; an end; part; fragment
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
looking away; looking aside
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
assertion; declaration; affirmation
in that manner; like that
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
particularly; only; in the case of
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
fragment; one of the group or party
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason