to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
military family; warrior class
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
orphan; person without friends
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
something like ...; something called ...
ultimate; final; last; eventual
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
classification; categorization; sorting
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
otherwise; or else; if not
three days and three nights
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
irritation; annoyance; frustration