corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
infant; child; pageboy; page; child in a traditional festival procession
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
restraint; restriction; control; check
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
affable; sociable; friendly
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
error; mistake; slip; bug
beef bone (used to make stock); cattle bone; bovine bone
to cense; to burn incense
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
to perfume clothes by burning incense
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
hawks; hardline faction; hardliners
doves; moderates; soft-liners
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
gambling den; gambling house
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly