to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
youthful; young; young-looking
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
composite; combined; complex
to backfire; to have a harmful result
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
no need to guess; certainly
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
distant place; faraway location; far away
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
finished product; finished goods; completed article
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
Miss; Ms.; unmarried woman
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
severe wound; serious wound; gash
something to wear; clothes
clothing and accessories; attire