peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to be silent; to say nothing
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
complete change; about-face
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
secret; private; surreptitious
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
every single word and phrase; word by word
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
insolent fellow; rude fellow
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged