story; tale; talk; discussion
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
words mainly used in songs or poetry
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
this world; this life; world of the living
to bring; to take; to bring about
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
only; merely; but; no more than
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)