event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
confidentially; privately; off the record
whispering into a person's ear
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
strong-willed; strong of heart
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to become settled; to be fixed
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
silence (not speaking); muteness
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
rare (or peculiar) animal
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel