to get information out of a person; to begin listening
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
expression; presentation; representation; notation
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
practice; practising; experience
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
in a day; in a brief space of time
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
out of character; unlike one
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
true character; true heart; true spirit
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...