old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
the three princesses; three kabuki roles regarded as some of the hardest to perform
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
consequently; as a result; in the end
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
draw; tie; draw (to decide pairings in a competition); draw (shot); drawing
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal