string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to follow another's example
having children; attempting to conceive
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
fireball; bolide; fireball
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
special training; intensive training; crash course
regular game; regular-season game
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
battlefield; battleground
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to talk to oneself; to mutter
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
good-for-nothing; worthless
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")