writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
judgment; judgement; discernment
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to be excited; to be elated
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
region; limits; stage; level
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound