reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
on and after; from ... onward; since
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
charming; fascinating; attractive
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
after a long time; for the first time in a while
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
succession; continuation; series; sequence
leader; central personage
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
parent-child relationship
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
management of an organization; organizational management; organizational operation
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
sound of voice; vocal sound
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
he; she; that person; (arch.) you