sense of humour (humor); funny bone
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to head home; to leave for home
laughing while reminiscing
presentation techniques; way of showing something
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
women's basketball; girls' basketball
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
supply; provision; raising; procurement
door; gate; opening; title page
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
taste; liking; preference
to brave a danger; to take a risk