drill; gimlet; awl; auger
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
make no progress; remain unsettled
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
copycat criminal; copycat crime
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
unsuspended prison sentence; prison sentence with no stay of execution
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
televising; broadcasting; airing
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
novel; original; new; innovative
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
production (e.g. play); direction
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)