(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
essence; true nature; substance; reality
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
daddy's girl; daddy's boy
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
bento; Japanese box lunch
explanation; interpretation
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
record keeper; recorder; archivist
memory; ability to remember
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
hidden room; secret chamber
verbal message; word (from someone)
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
goodness; excellence; virtue
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record