backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
lump together; put all together
older sister; elder sister
to peel; to skin; to pare
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
classical form of martial art
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to fly around; to scatter
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to become calm; to die down
drama; play; powerful drug
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience