to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
(small) stone; rock; pebble
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
how many years; how long; what year
first world problem; good problem to have
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
chasing after women; womanizing
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
way of the sword; swordsmanship
pride in one's strength or skill
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to have an eye on; to zero in on
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
unprecedented; never seen before
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to join forces; to cooperate
to put into effect; to put into practice
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
freedom; free man; free woman
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to dig up; to expose; to disclose