words of praise; eulogy; compliment
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
anonymity; using an assumed name
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
by myself; in person; by oneself
important person; strategic person; key figure
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
brown; light brown; tawny
to employ; to hire (a servant)
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement