piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
original poster (of a web-forum thread); OP; thread starter
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
Dragon Quest (game) (abbr)
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
contract; compact; agreement
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
(written) contract; agreement
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
clear writing; specification
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
pair; the two; both persons; both things
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
based on; on the basis of
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
revisiting; visiting again