to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
orphan; person without friends
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one of these days; someday; one day
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
which is which; one or the other
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
to be at a loss for words
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
galge; video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
forgetting; lapse of memory
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country