cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
reality; actuality; hard fact
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
genuine article; real thing; real deal
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
for example; for instance; e.g.
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name