demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to pitch forward; to fall forward
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
power; might; authority; influence
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
neat and clean; tidy; trim
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
even though; despite; when
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago