man; male; masculine gender
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
appearing together (in a film, play, etc.); performing together (at a concert, etc.); acting together; co-starring; playing together (in a sports match)
how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
surely; certainly; without doubt
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
selling by the piece; selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence