protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
something; some kind of; for some reason
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
split; division; break up
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
such ... as; or some such
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure