promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to be at a loss for words
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
even though; despite; when
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
individual; private person; personal; natural person
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to