direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
thought; consideration; thinking
tendency; trend; inclination
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
elder sister; effeminate man
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
versatility; multiplicity of use
hostility; animosity; enmity
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
everywhere; all over; throughout
special; particular; peculiar; unique
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
beginning; outset; first; onset
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth