to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
either way; in any case; one way or another
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
young noblewoman; princess
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
people; men and women; each person; everybody
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to name; to call; to christen; to term
story; tale; talk; discussion
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace