to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
in unison; as one; united
to fight against; to oppose; to face
the thing itself; thing-in-itself (in Kantianism)
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
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 have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
interference; intervention; meddling
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
to spend time (on doing something)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
many; much; plenty; hardly
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book