first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to shut in; to confine; to contain
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
on countless occasions; many a time
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to trample flat; to beat a path
whole face; all over one's face
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
target group; target persons
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
young girl; lass; adolescent female
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
innumerable; countless; numberless
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold