declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
silence; stillness; quietness
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
whispering into a person's ear
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
waste of time; killing time
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
hypostasis; locative (case); adessive
that kind; competition; match
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
cheering group; cheering squad
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to be annoying; to be troublesome
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
embodiment; realization; materialization
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with