basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to dye; to colour; to color
courteous; decorous; polite
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
male instincts; male frivolity
too much; excessively; too
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
of great promise; with a promising future
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of