thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
of course; certainly; naturally
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to have a talk; to tell a story
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
several years; a few years
the same generation; coeval
the same; the said; likewise
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
indicate reason; infers some protest
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
coherence; order; focus; point
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply