lesson; precept; teachings; moral
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
drama; play; powerful drug
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
prickling; stinging; tingling
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
very loud volume; megavolume
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
to push (something) against
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt