to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
singing voice; (sound of) singing
with a start; with a jump
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
idol group; boy band; girl group
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
dissolute mind; hardened heart
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
slapping the opponent with the open hand
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to overdo; to do too much
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
accept one who comes to you
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
choices; alternatives; options
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
at the last moment; this late in the game
1,000,000; one million; million; many
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
instead; but (on the other hand)
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
(physical) growth; development
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range