honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
give-and-take; give and take
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do; terrible; dreadful; frightening
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
second (time unit); assistant; helper; second
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
moron; idiot; stupid person
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet