soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
expectation; anticipation; forecast
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
chief; main; principal; major
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
they; those guys; those fellows
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to make a mistake; to blunder
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 granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
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; discord; trouble; hardships
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
late sowing; doing late; doing belatedly
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