besides; in addition; also; moreover
(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
business; errand; nature of one's business
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
to practice magic; to practise magic
it is I who should say so
bento; Japanese box lunch
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
question; inquiry; enquiry
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
whispering; murmuring; subdued