to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
all eyes; public attention
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
participation; joining; entry
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
memory; sense; experience
heroine; female protagonist
charming; fascinating; attractive
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered