the same generation; coeval
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
anything and everything; just about everything
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
imagination; supposition; guess
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
nice; likeable; desirable
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to be transparent; to show through
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to say; to be called; to do
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
price; cost; value; worth; value
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
pointing out; identification
to put one's hand on; to touch
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...