point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to be silent; to say nothing
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
simmer; bubble out; flow out
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
violent emotion; passion; fury
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
whispering into a person's ear
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
more than anything; above all else
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
noisy; confused; uproarious
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
already; now; no longer; not any more
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)