charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
change in appearance; transformation
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
leader; central personage
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
misrepresentation; false statement
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
contrived; false-sounding
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
drama; play; powerful drug
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance