oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(not) merely; (not) simply
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to mistake (A for B); to misread
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
script; screenplay; scenario
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to begin; to set about; to start
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago