vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
critical (condition); serious
side effect; adverse reaction
deleterious substance; toxic substance
ability; performance; efficiency
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to overcome (a difficulty)
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
aggressive; active and bold (daring); resolute determination
appearance; expression; manifestation
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to be hesitant; to feel timid
prudence; discretion; thought
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
self-motivation; spontaneity; spontaneousness
stopping at; going no further than
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
use; utility; effect; benefit