passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
(how) many times; (how) often
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
and; thereupon; because of that
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
concentrated fire; intense criticism
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to call a person's attention (to)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
nape (of the neck); nucha
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
pleasant sound; pleasing sound; crack (of a baseball bat); (pleasant) roar (of an engine)
steel; sword steel; sword
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
pale; pallid; bluish-white
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
nice; good; well-executed
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
on duty; at work; while working
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any