confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
pink (colour, color); peach
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
lion mask; Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
hostility; animosity; enmity
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
affectation; showiness; pretence
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
middle of the night; dead of night
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
to come to see; to come and see; to visit