assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be able to manage somehow or another
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
had better ...; had better not ...
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
difficult to hear; difficult to ask
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)