ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to speak; to say; to vocalize
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to slap; to strike; to spank
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
lately; recently; nowadays