to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
head of the student council; president of the student council
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
that's the way it is; such is life
to be able to manage somehow or another
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
mysterious power of words to alter reality
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to make an appeal; to urge
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to continue to do; to persist in doing
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
suffix for familiar person
surely; certainly; without doubt
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
eternal; unlimited; endless
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary