ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
machine parts; machinery; equipment
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look