adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
simply put; putting it simply; in short
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
two times; twice; two degrees
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
complete; whole; perfect; safe
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
human; human-like; as a person
to like; to love; to be fond of
personality; character; individuality; personhood
self-analysis; autoanalysis
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
please; somehow or other; one way or another
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
feelings; thoughts; meaning
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
though; notwithstanding; although
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind