protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
some people; a few people; several people
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
beginning; outset; first; onset
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
commander; general; leader
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
reason; cause; circumstances
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
use; utilization; utilisation; application
such ... as; or some such
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl