preface; introduction; preamble
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
rather than; more ... than ...
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
even if not; even without
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
incineration; destruction by fire
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
nice person; good-natured person
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
memory; sense; experience
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other