wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
derailment; digression; deviation
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
reality; actuality; hard fact
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
single standard; single base; single-feature show
two (long cylindrical things)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
contrarian trading; contrarian investing
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
with a whack; smack; slap
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
memories; recollections; reminiscence
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all