best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
subarachnoid hemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage; SAH
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to have one's teeth set on edge; to become annoyed; to get loose teeth
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to shake; to waver; to tremble
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to drop; to lose; to let fall
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
protective instinct; defensive instinct
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
boy; son; baby boy; young man
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
phenomime; mimetic word; word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly")
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)