drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.); establishment
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
masturbation; self consolation
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
ordinary citizen; the general public
victim; injured party; sufferer
shellfish; seashell; shell
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
pistol; handgun; revolver
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance