(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability
the way one works; one's working manner
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
instructor; advisor; adviser
step; stride; counter for steps
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
talk about divorce or separation
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
emotional care; emotional support; caring for someone's mental well-being
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to come into being; to be born
personal feelings; self-interest
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
most part; greater part; majority
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
otherwise; or else; if not
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
self-control; self-restraint
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
small number; few; minority
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)