to be clear-headed; to be brainy
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
whereabout; about where; how much
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
personality; character; individuality; personhood
pride; boast; credit (to)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to stare back at; to look back at
to state; to express; to mention
still; even now; to this day
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
(in) her way; peculiar to her
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to prevent; to take precautions
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny