self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
real intention; true motive; true meaning
direct unforked road; straight path
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
being concerned about or mindful of
right in the center (centre)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
self-deprecating; self-mocking
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
(beyond the) limits; scope; boundary
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
way; method; means; resource; course
existence; possession; having; limited company
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert