to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
commander; commanding officer; CO
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
falsely similar; counterfeit
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
health maintenance; health preservation
sense of smell; olfaction
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
tab (character); tabulation alignment; tabulation; tub
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
new disciple; new student; new apprentice; newly accepted professional wrestlers
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
drop of water; polka dots
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
other than; excluding; without
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to awake from one's sleep
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
ability; performance; efficiency
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation