difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
boy; son; baby boy; young man
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to have a hard time of it
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
time; season; period; phase; stage
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be