I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
we have a result!; game over!; match!
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
explosion; rupture; break off
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
sympathy; empathy; response
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
supreme; sublime; highest
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition