excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
simply; merely; only; solely
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
already; now; no longer; not any more
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
place; position; location; position; standing; status
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
interior; inside; internal
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
members; member; constituent
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
in that manner; like that
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
the same kind; accomplice; partner
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
for this very reason; that is exactly why
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
long ago; a long time ago; already
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve