leading figure; influential figure; mogul
chief; main; principal; major
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
one's post; place of work; workplace
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
article; news story; report; account
moment by moment; hour by hour
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence