resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
meaning; significance; sense
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
late at night; at a late hour
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
unexpected; unforeseen; strange