tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to pick up; to find; to gather
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to begin talking; to open up
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
northern part; the north (of a region)
national border; provincial border
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
sovereign; emperor; monarch
journey; route of a journey
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
having said that; on the other hand
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to be intimate with; to befriend