to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
for example; for instance; e.g.
to cheat (in a romantic relationship); to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
almost (did); nearly (did)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
forgetting; lapse of memory
anything and everything; just about everything
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
is something that; is that which
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
narrative part (of a text); descriptive writing (excluding direct speech and quotations)
direct speech (in a text); spoken lines; written dialogue
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly