to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
this sort of; this type of
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to badger; to pester; to beg
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
preparation; arrangements
family name; lineage; birth; clan
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
about when; about what time; how soon
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
true character; real nature
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; feigned ignorance; playing dumb
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
a few seconds; several seconds
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
large number (of); many; majority
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
what kind of; what sort of; what