some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
as (for); for; in the capacity of
item; something that one "just has to have"
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
all eyes; public attention
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to get angry; to lose one's temper
single word; a few words; brief comment
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way