riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
stealthily; secretly; in secret
weird; disgusting; sickening
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
thought; consideration; thinking
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
adherent; devotee; believer
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
in public; in company; in the presence of others
had better ...; had better not ...
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
Imperial cortege (procession)