sequel; later development
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
custom; common practice; habit
action of making something; -ification
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
being left out; being ostracized
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap