certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
the opposite sex; isomerism
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to like; to love; to be fond of
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
way of speaking; intimation
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
the other day; a few days ago
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to hide; to keep to oneself
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
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
request for (written) information; document request
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile