you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
personality; character; individuality; personhood
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
stillness; repose; standing still
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to make a speech; to address
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
general term; generic name
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
(social) class; rank; grade
number; number plate; license plate
post; official position; managerial position; executive position