the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to have one's heart touched; to be moved
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
something; some kind of; for some reason
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
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)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
fort; stronghold; fortification
grandfather; old man; elderly man
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
courting; wooing; making advances
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
still; even now; to this day
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
lack of innovation; stupidity
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
considerably; greatly; a lot
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
port city; harbor city; harbour city
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being