to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
preface; introduction; preamble
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to change completely; to change suddenly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
outside of; not covered by
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be helpful; to be useful
go that far; to that extent
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
so what!; who gives a damn?
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)