recovery; rescue; recapture
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
serialization; serialisation; serial story
very popular; highly favoured
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
on bad terms; at loggerheads
close; intimate; on good terms
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
war; fighting; fierce competition
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
Tinea translucens (species of clothes moth)
whereabout; about where; how much
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch