hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
preparation; arrangements
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
surroundings; environs; circumference
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
at a loss for words; stumped for words
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
first meeting; first interview with
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
schoolgirl; female student
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)