novel; story; (work of) fiction
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
hostility; animosity; enmity
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to leave unfinished; to abandon
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
joining the dark side; joining the forces of evil
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)