to be hesitant; to feel timid
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
wandering; rambling; roaming
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
this and that; one thing or another
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
anything and everything; just about everything
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
that day; the very same day
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
way of the sword; swordsmanship