base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
theatre-going; theater-going
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to have an idea; to have a clue
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
em; em quad (printing); full-width character
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)