striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
speech; expression; wording; language
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
male instincts; male frivolity
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
being startled; getting a shock
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
the opposite sex; isomerism
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)