taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
conversely; on the contrary
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
immune strength; immunity
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
string instrument; stringed instrument
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to bring back; to restore
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to speak ill of; to disparage
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of