stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
love triangle; eternal triangle
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
around the world; throughout the world
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
back off!; leave me alone!
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
continuation; succession; series
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
love between a parent and child; parent-child affection
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder