to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
established practice; custom
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
prompt decision and prompt execution; make swift decisions and take quick actions
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
how many years; how long; what year
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
older sister; lass; young lady