firm; strong; solid; stable
disorder; chaos; confusion
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
one (thing); one piece; one item
accountability; being held accountable
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; (arch.) second marriage; (arch.) remarriage
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
asymmetry; dissymmetry; unsymmetry
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship