confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
careful observation; close attention
entreaty; supplication; petition
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
example; specimen; sample
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
antiquity; the previous era
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
leather shoes; leather boots
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
demanding; difficult; strict
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to buy again; to buy anew
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to polish up; to shine up
not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
amusing; funny; interesting
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
hard ball; regulation ball