talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
that's the way it is; such is life
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
future prospects; promise
when it becomes; when it comes to
foster father; adoptive father
foster mother; adoptive mother
boldness; guts; courage; gall; sangfroid
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
war; fighting; fierce competition
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to smear with blood; to kill
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
snake; serpent; large snake
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun