to grimace; to make a wry face
long ago; already; a long time ago
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
even if; even though; however; no matter how
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
inside one's heart; in one's mind
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
rather; sooner; preferably
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
charming; fascinating; attractive
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
woman; lady; adult female
to collect; to assemble; to gather
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
follower; attendant; valet; servant
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate