preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
I couldn't care less; not caring less
composite; combined; complex
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
inspection; examination; survey
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
victim; injured party; sufferer
looking on (somebody) as hostile
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse