heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
another time; some other time
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
boy; son; baby boy; young man
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
time; season; period; phase; stage
particularly; only; in the case of
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
sense of values; values; value system
to grow up; to become an adult
descendant; posterity; offspring
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
society; the world; the times
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
another thing; exception; special case