intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to rule; to govern; to administer
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
you could say; you might say; verging on the
operation scar; scar from an operation
undifferentiated; unspecialized
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
and what is worse; to make matters worse
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
superheating; overheating
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to keep (a person) waiting
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to express (in words); to confess
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
half a point (esp. in go)
close; intimate; on good terms
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); chimpanzee; chimp
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas); sacred baboon
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
moaning; muttering; complaining
down-market; popular; mass-market
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date