agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
with a momentary flash of light
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
popular person; favorite; favourite
man among men; manly man; alpha male
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
establishment; settlement
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
natural; reasonable; understandable
family happiness; household harmony
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
message; report; handing over (to a successor); transfer
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
stealthily; secretly; in secret
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
elder sister; older female friend
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall