prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
model or exemplary student
evil design; crafty plan; plot
puppet government; puppet regime
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to awake from one's sleep
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
recuperation; medical treatment
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
Federal Bureau of Investigation (US); FBI
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
to entertain; to make welcome
one or two; a few; small number