to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
coined word; coinage; neologism
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
not caring; not giving a damn
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
looking slender in clothing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to be at a loss for words
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
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
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed