fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
fate; destiny; predestination
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to come to one's senses; to calm down
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses