central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to thrust before; to thrust at
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
occupation; calling; livelihood
job hunting; job searching
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
one way or the other; either way
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
race (of people); type of person