taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to think of; to come up with
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
thought; idea; conception
heart; guts; nerve; central part
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
netlike; mesh-like; reticulated; vascular
to begin; to set about; to start
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
logic; reasoning; argument
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
serious; severe; grave; acute
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable