the pen is mightier than the sword
globalization; globalisation
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
that's too bad; too bad for you!
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to be plump; to be chubby
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
bill (at a restaurant); check
comma; decimal point; radix point
cease-fire; truce; armistice
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
joint together; opposite; facing
weird; disgusting; sickening
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to make a lasting impression
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness