sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
bad behavior; misbehavior
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
right to choose; a say; option
honor; honour; credit; prestige
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
concession; conciliation; compromise
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
swindler; imposter; crook
to spit out; to eject; to dump
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
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)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
even if not; even without
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
finding employment; getting a job
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
consequence; outcome; result; blame
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works