to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to be at a loss for words
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
(enervating) attraction to books or learning
the principle of the thing
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
gait; one's manner of walking; leg technique; technique involving tripping the opponent
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to push aside; to brush aside
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to understand; to comprehend
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to present; to offer; to dedicate
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)