true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
quickly; calmly; intently
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
maid; helper; help; assistance
reflective water surface; reflecting water
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to apologize; to apologise
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
no, not like that (but like this)
decision; determination; resolution
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
charm; incantation; spell; curse
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
cane; walking stick; staff; wand