official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
historic; historical; traditional
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
soldier; combatant; warrior
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
ability score (as in RPGs); attribute value
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
expression; presentation; representation; notation
negotiable; further discussion needed
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
normalcy; normality; normal
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
self-discipline; self-improvement
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to become attached; to begin to love
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)