elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
steady; firm; solid; secure
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
no, not like that (but like this)
second (unit of time); arc second
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
handsome young man; Adonis
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off