art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
like this; this sort; this way
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
suddenly; all of a sudden
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
(one's) countenance; face
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
worst; worst-case (scenario)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
recovery; undoing; recall
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
the times; an age; a day and age