good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
time limit; time restriction
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
that's true; of course; obviously
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to whine; to make feeble complaints
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh