to speak; to say; to vocalize
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
fifth day of the month; five days
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
during; for the duration of
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
frequency (of occurrence)
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to attempt; to test; to try out
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
pointing out; identification
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
convenient; handy; useful
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
few decades; many decades; several decades
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
door; gate; opening; title page
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
sublime; noble; high-minded
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
absorption; suction; attraction
via; through; by doing; by means of; using