bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
three times; thrice; third (interval)
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
ardent; passionate; vehement
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
marriage proposal; courtship
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
as much as one can; as much as possible
flustered; confused; panicked
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
antiquity; the previous era
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to set (sun); to become dark