absorption; suction; attraction
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
return; conclusion; reduction
principle; theory; fundamental truth
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
love affair; love relationship
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
sensitivity; susceptibility
perception; sensing; noticing
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
concealment; suppression; hiding