to walk; to move forward; to make progress
royal capital; imperial capital
triumphant return; returning in triumph
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
in comparison to; rather than
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
verbal promise; one's word
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
several times; a few times
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)