example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
topic of discussion; agenda
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
how many people; a number of people
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
attendee; participant; person present
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
society; public; community; social studies
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock