fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
please (give me); please (do for me)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin