mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
baboon; lecher; dirty old man; skirt-chaser
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
retainer; vassal; servant
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
bedroom activity (of a married couple); sexual intercourse
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
powerful person; influential person
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
sender; consignor; remitter
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
hegemony; leadership; initiative
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
guess; speculation; supposition
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
odds and ends; all; every
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
in the future; another day; later
information; news; report; reward; retribution
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
this and that; such and such
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to say (something) over one's shoulder
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly