sanity; consciousness; soberness
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
flustered; confused; panicked
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
a woman is as fickle as autumn weather
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
assertion; declaration; affirmation
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
priority; order of precedence
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
parallel world; parallel universe
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
decision; settlement; definition
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
how; in what way; in what manner
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do