bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
prohibition; inhibition; ban
patience; endurance; perseverance
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
acid; sourness; sour taste
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
concentration; density; cardinality
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
nothing but; except; no more than
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
work-in-progress; working state
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
both; both sides; both parties
killing two birds with one stone
a little bit; a little while
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate