confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
the opposite sex; isomerism
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
everyday life; daily life
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
... years old; age (of) ...
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
falling in love; attachment
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
that is to say; so that means
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
great laughter; burst of laughter
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not