contest (of strength or skill)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
proposal; proposition; suggestion
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to rush over; to run up to
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
in the meanwhile; during the time
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
moving about; stirring about
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
borrowing without returning
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion