to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
it's not like; it isn't as if
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
not caring; not giving a damn
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
speech and conduct; words and deeds
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
treatment; service; handling; management
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
(theatrical) fighting scene
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
just a minute; small quantity
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes