confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
opposite side; opposition
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
preface; introduction; preamble
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to have a talk; to tell a story
incident; affair; happening; event
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
mockery; derision; ridicule
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
founder of dynasty or sect
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on