modern times; the modern age; this day and age
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
story; tale; talk; discussion
longed-for; anxiously awaited
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
willpower; energy; vitality
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
gossip; corner of the mouth
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
(only) one option; one possible choice
different opinion; objection
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
chair; stool; post; office; position
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
individual; private person; personal; private
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man