target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
nature; property; disposition
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
assertion; declaration; affirmation
go that far; to that extent
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
half the body; half length
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
how long; how much; to what extent
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
tomfoolery; monkey business
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
same kind (race); homogeneousness
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to get narrower; to contract
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
nape (of the neck); nucha
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck