tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
printing (e.g. photos); glazing; enamelling; baking
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
overhasty; rash; premature
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to be jealous; to be envious
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
first meeting; first interview with
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
furnishings; implements; equipment
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma