creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
surname; family name; last name
together; at the same time; same; identical
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
also known as; also called
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
tradition; legend; folklore
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
around the world; throughout the world
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
story; tale; talk; discussion
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts