indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
troupe; theatrical company
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
theatre; theater; playhouse
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
stomach ache; abdominal pain
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
disheveled hair; unravelled hair
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
veil of darkness; curtain of night
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
sidelocks; hair at the temples
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
god of death; death deity; Death