the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
very interesting; of great interest
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
story; tale; talk; discussion
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
Wonderland (fictional locale created by author Lewis Carroll)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous