vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
silence (not speaking); muteness
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
during; for the duration of
hot topic; talk of the town
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
no need to guess; certainly
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
technical book; specialized book; treatise
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
abnormal sexuality; sexual perversion
state of mind; mentality; psychology
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
mental illness; emotional disorder
sexual preference; sexual predilection
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to