the West; the Occident; Western countries
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
choices; alternatives; options
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
white; correction fluid; white-out
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
water pressure; hydraulic pressure
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
entertainment; amusement; fun
failing to practice what one preaches
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
diagnosis; medical examination
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
in the morning; during the morning
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
home; household; family; hearth
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
low tone; bass; low voice
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
to (have a situation) descend to mayhem
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
ultramarine colour (color)