flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
discretion; judgement; judgment
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
basket; basketball; basket cloth
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
if you do this; if this is the case
one (thing); one piece; one item
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
small sum (of money); small amount
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
treating (someone) like an object
long ago; a long time ago; already
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
one act (of a play); scene; event
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to have a long life; to live a long time
invitation; introduction; temptation
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love