eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
space; interval; space character; whitespace
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
(one) could even say that
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake