inner citadel; core; center; centre
performing without rehearsal
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
good impression; favorable impression
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
review; reconsideration; revision
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to speak; to say; to vocalize
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to entrust; to leave to a person
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to do together; to share; to participate in
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breath; to take a short rest