tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
stealthily; secretly; in secret
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
choice; selection; option
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to have meaning; to be meaningful
being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now