nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
power; might; authority; influence
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to harm; to cause harm to
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of