as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
chance; opportunity; occasion
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how many people; a number of people
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover