indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
family; members of a family
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
defeating in an instant; instant kill
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
if so; in that case; in that situation
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)