idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
for the present; for the time being
to temper thoroughly; to train well
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
not yet known; unknown; strange
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
conviction; belief; confidence
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
hostility; animosity; enmity
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to collect; to assemble; to gather
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)