calm; composed; leisurely
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
to square one's shoulders
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
infancy; childhood; tender age
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
feminine; womanly; female
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
full breasts; ample breasts; breast enlargement
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
labor; labour; manpower; working force
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
total hours spent working
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice