(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
nice; likeable; desirable
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
give-and-take; give and take
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
generously; liberally; magnanimously
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
one by one; one each; one at a time
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
exercise to help digestion
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to erase all trace of something
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed