virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
race (of people); type of person
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
reopening; resumption; restarting
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
different opinion; objection
the first and second; a few
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
watchful waiting; careful supervision
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
with a snap; with a click (beep); shortly; briefly; small
to trample; to crush underfoot
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve