theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
check; restraint; oppression; repression
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
top of the head; crown of the head
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
non-player character; NPC
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
hiding one's embarrassment
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
one bow; one salute; one greeting
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
5th day of the month; five days
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
call; summons; convening; convocation
the same kind; accomplice; partner
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post