to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
society; the world; the times
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
of course; certainly; naturally
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
place; situation; position; location