to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
since when; from when; how long
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
on countless occasions; many a time
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to check; to stop; to keep back
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to lure someone; to entice someone
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
to grimace; to make a wry face