wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
script; libretto; scenario
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
sword skills; swordsmanship
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to collapse into; to flop onto
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
poisoning; kill by poison
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
love affair; sensual pleasures
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by