legend; folklore; tradition
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
feather; plume; plumage; down
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
that is to say; so that means
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
(how) many times; (how) often
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
root; joint; base; crotch
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time