measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
priority; order of precedence
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
direct connection; direct link
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
to anticipate; to foresee
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
suspicious-looking; fishy
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why