balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to be thrilled; to be excited
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
zip it!; shut it!; be quiet!; I'll shut up
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
very great; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
nothing but; none other than
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
regret; repentance; remorse
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
alone; by oneself; on one's own