confections; sweets; candy; cake
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
in one's own way or style
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
arrogant; haughty; insolent
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
stillness; repose; standing still
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.