thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to press a question; to cross-examine
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
nod; inclination of the head
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
preface; introduction; preamble
two times; twice; two degrees
older sister and younger brother
to stiffen; to become stiff
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one