overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
argumentative person; captious person; controversialist; quibbler
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; leptosomatic habit
fair and delicate features (of a man)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
discussion; debate; argument
foreign enemy; outside invader
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
very shy person; bashful person
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
thin man with well-defined musculature
talented person; person known for real ability rather than looks
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to commit a crime; to do evil
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
consists of; comprises; is made up of
curse; spell; malediction
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion