what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
secret art; the mysteries
firmly; solidly; heartily
emphatic sentence-ending particle
interruption; interference; butting in
as before; as ever; as it was originally
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
person with a sharp tongue
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)