mystery; mysteriousness; secret
with a collapse; with a slump
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to be reflected in a mirror
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
stark naked; completely naked; nude
question; inquiry; enquiry
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
not a little; not a few; considerable
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to stare back at; to look back at
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
about; on; regarding; per; for every
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
literally; to the letter; literal
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person