seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
open; public; official; overt
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
since then; from that time; ever since
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
real intention; true motive; true meaning
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
February; second month of the lunar calendar
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious