bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
the same generation; coeval
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
anything and everything; just about everything
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
imagination; supposition; guess
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
nice; likeable; desirable
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to be transparent; to show through
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to say; to be called; to do
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
price; cost; value; worth; value
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so?; I see; right; oh