appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
a little bit; a little while
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
even if not; even without
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
to exaggerate; to overstate
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
other side; opposite side; other party
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous