story; tale; talk; discussion
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
error; mistake; slip; bug
to peddle (goods); to hawk
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to overdo; to do too much
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to awake from one's sleep
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
on hand; readily available
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
something; some kind of; for some reason
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
caterpillar track; continuous track
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
several times (as large, over)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to spend time (on doing something)
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
unfortunately; regrettably
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to have an idea; to have a clue
soon; shortly; before long