to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
leisure; leisure time; spare time
royal castle; imperial castle
to mistake (A for B); to misread
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
inspection; examination; survey
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
(your) judgment; discernment
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
it hasn't been long since
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
participant; entrant; player; competitor
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
particularly; only; in the case of
written request; request for ...; application for ...
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition