to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
decisive; resolute; drastic
mental illness; emotional disorder
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
elder sister; effeminate man
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
in this manner; in this way; like this
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
violent emotion; passion; fury
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
way; method; means; resource; course
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to take a breath; to take a short rest
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
perfect; complete; flawless
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
society; the world; the times