changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
social withdrawal (in schizophrenia); autosynnoia; social isolation; autism
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
gait; one's manner of walking; technique involving tripping the opponent
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
belongings; appendage; accessory
ending up right back where one started
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
addition; adding; supplement
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
vocalization; vocalisation
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour