to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
that day; the very same day
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
resonance; sympathetic vibration
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
gem; jewel; precious stone
treasure chest; strongbox
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
feeling; sense; impression
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to throw into; to toss into
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
very important person; VIP
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
secrecy; highly classified information
several types; several kinds; several species
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
ability; performance; efficiency
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)