to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
stifled (laughter); simmering
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
big talk; boasting; bragging
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to manage something successfully; to be successful
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
difficult problem; challenge
to be found; to be discovered
discovery; detection; finding
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
lack of information; data deficiency
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
large build; large pattern
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to be replaced with new growth