to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
and; thereupon; because of that
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
item; something that one "just has to have"
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
steep mountain; craggy mountain
mountain road; mountain trail
estimate (of costs); budget
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern