to hide; to keep to oneself
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to like; to love; to be fond of
and; thereupon; because of that
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
at a moment's notice; readily
difficult to ...; hard to ...
antiquity; the previous era
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to put on airs; to assume importance
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to distract a person's attention
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to accept; to receive; to agree
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance