zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
front; frontage; facade; main
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to cross the line; to go too far
(in) her way; peculiar to her
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to deal with a large number
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
no, not like that (but like this)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
retort; back talk; backchat
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
how; in what way; circumstances
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
locker room; changing room; dressing room
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss