bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
transexual; gender swap (in fan fiction, etc.); genderswap; total station; tracking stock
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
living thing; organism; creature; biology
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
study; research; investigation
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
assertion; declaration; affirmation
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
future (usually near); prospects
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that day; the very same day
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
human rights; civil liberties