in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
not limited to; not just ...
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
preparatory phase; preparatory period
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to be hesitant; to feel timid
trembling with excitement
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
hieroglyphics; pictograph; character representing a picture of an object
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
difference; disparity; gap
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
going upstream; sailing against the current
the opposite direction; the other way
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
limited; limiting; restrictive
impregnable fortress; heavily guarded fort
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty