to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
head; brains; intellect; understanding
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to think of; to come up with
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
it's not like; it isn't as if
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
quarrel; dispute; argument
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
with a crack; with a smash
recovery; undoing; recall
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
either way; in any case; one way or another
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber