doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
light trap (for killing insects)
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
shady; underhanded; questionable
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
every day and every night
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters