detached; aloof; indifferent
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
no way to do; nothing can be done
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
clear writing; specification
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
just because; even if; even though
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
how long; how much; to what extent
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect