(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
righteousness; justice; right
gem; jewel; precious stone
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
threatening letter; intimidating letter
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
ability to get things done
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
craving for the limelight
deadly serious; deadly earnest
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
ignorant of the ways of the world
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
order; sequence; procedure
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part