dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
circulation; dissemination
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
(another's) daughter; young lady
last night; yesterday evening
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
way; method; means; resource; course
gossip; corner of the mouth
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
demon of ill health; disease
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
single word; a few words; brief comment
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
by sheer strength; by brute force
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
variation in color (colour); having a different color
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
brazen-faced (about one's misdeed); audacious (despite being in the wrong); shameless; impudent
anonymity; using an assumed name
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon