hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to extend; to expand; to spread out
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
time axis; time basis; timeline
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
patting; stroking; caressing
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
temporary absence from school
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
command; order; request; order (for an item)
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
coming out (disclosing one's sexual orientation or gender identity); revealing (e.g. something embarrassing); disclosure; announcement
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
discount coupon; discount ticket
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
curious; strange; unusual
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
people; men and women; each person; everybody