muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage
opening fully; full throttle; full power
reverse thrust; retrofiring; sudden mental derangement
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
for some (unspecified) reason
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to push aside; to brush aside
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
pointing out; identification
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
interference; intervention; meddling
academic study; academic research
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
individual differences; personal equation
bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)
retention; maintenance; preservation
personnel cut; labor cut; labour cut
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location