puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to brave a danger; to take a risk
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
slightly early; just before
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
straight; as the crow flies
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
royalty and titled nobility
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
person in charge; official; attendant
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to make a lasting impression
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
by itself; automatically; naturally