confections; sweets; candy; cake
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
overestimation; overvaluing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
rather; better; instead; if anything
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
foreign enemy; outside invader
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
proposal; proposition; suggestion
waste of time; killing time
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse