comfort; consolation; diversion
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
about this time; about now
to lead a life; to live a life
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to make merry; to be festive
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater; irritable person; hot-tempered person
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
minimum; at the very least
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to brave a danger; to take a risk
redoing; doing over again
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
dozens; scores of; decades
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together