short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
reader; (website) visitor
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
starring in one's own play, movie, etc.; directing one's own play, etc.
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
matter of time; question of time
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
calamity; misfortune; disaster
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to throw oneself (into an activity)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
in that manner; like that
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to rank next to; to come after
to hold fast; to protect to the end
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)