defense; defence; protecting; preventing
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
influence; clout; leverage
attendance; presence; appearance
time; season; period; phase; stage
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
almost every day; almost daily
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
region; limits; stage; level
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
in that way; like that; that way
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to be silent; to say nothing
how much; how many; to what extent
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
physical condition; state of health; shape