subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
thin; slender; slim; skinny
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
such a thing; something like that
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
smelling of woman; womanly; feminine
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
unopened; with an unbroken seal
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
(short) rest; breather; break
local rule; house rule; ground rule
revision; amendment; alteration
the future; future prospects
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded