single word; a few words; brief comment
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
choices; alternatives; options
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
reaction; response; reaction
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
conquest; domination; mastery
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
door; gate; opening; title page
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
serious look (on one's face); straight face
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring