to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
normal operation (of a train service, bus service, etc.); running normally; normal state of affairs; business as usual
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
reaction; response; reaction
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
charming; fascinating; attractive
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
otherwise; or else; if not
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
heap; pile; stack; full measure