manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
process; course; mechanism
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
and (also); both ... and; as well as
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
within; inside of; less than
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to become clear; to be made public
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt