ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
family a woman has married into
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
loser; defeated person; the defeated
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
preparation; provision; guarding
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to crack; to develop a crack
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch