ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to summon; to get used to call
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
every place; various places
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
bikini armor (e.g. in anime, video games); skimpy armor
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
feminine; womanly; female
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
leader; authority; mainstay
right of succession; right to the throne
guaranteed; authentic; certified
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
baccalaureate; bachelor's degree
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story