unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
correction; rectification; mending; repair
no way to do; nothing can be done
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
contrastive conjunction (but, however, etc.); contradictory conjunction
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
happy; cheerful; pleasant
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to scatter away; to vanish
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
addition; adding; supplement
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to pause; to have a short intermission
at the last moment; this late in the game
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling