details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
front; frontage; facade; main
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
personal; individual; private
important connection; important social foundation; close relation; tight relationship; intimate relation; close link
preference; priority; precedence
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
visual hallucination; vision
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
on one hand; on the other hand
intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
detente; easing of tensions; thaw
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
vocal sound; tone of voice
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you