oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
episode; anecdote; vignette
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
partly open; in half bloom
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
although I say; although one might say; although called
to increase; to add to; to augment
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
future (usually near); prospects
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress