romantic; spicy; coquettish
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to blow off; to be blown off
story; tale; talk; discussion
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to recall; to remember; to recollect
older sister; lass; young lady
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to yearn for; to pine for
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
government office; agency; board
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
peril; danger; hazard; distress
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely