inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
to lose sight of; to miss
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to lay aside; to set aside
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to amuse oneself; to make merry
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to put into effect; to put into practice
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
general; popular; common; typical
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit