instead; but (on the other hand)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
general idea; concept; notion
pleased to make your acquaintance
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
whispering into a person's ear
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
long military service; having experienced many battles
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
memory; sense; experience
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
one's whole heart; everything one feels
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through