expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to become red; to redden; to blush
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
study; library; den; home office; reading room
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
settlement out of court; private settlement
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)