idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
rather; sooner; preferably
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
shady; underhanded; questionable
performer; entertainer; celebrity
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
absentmindedness; peace of mind
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
study; diligence; discount; reduction
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
even if; even though; however; no matter how
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
nervousness; oversensitivity
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness