riskiness; (level of) danger
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
student in a lower grade; underclassman
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
assertion; declaration; affirmation
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
that's true; of course; obviously
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
contrived; false-sounding
having said that; on the other hand
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to beat to death; to kill
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
adherent; devotee; believer
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant