methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
sports-minded; sports-oriented
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
what kind of business; what sort of matter
nothing in particular; none in particular
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
listening device; bug; wiretap
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
state of mind; (one's) mental state
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
ultimate; final; last; eventual
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
suitable temperature; right temperature; moderate temperature
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to be dispersed; to get separated
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to become inverted; to become reversed
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed