mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
offender; criminal; culprit
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
next term; next period; next version; next release
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to run out (e.g. of the room)
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending