persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
regulars; regular soldiers
alternately; by turns; one after the other
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
soldier; combatant; warrior
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
class; heading; group; category
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
chief; main; principal; important
to shake one's head (in denial)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
once and for all; completely; spotlessly