plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to watch over; to watch attentively
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
precocious; precocious child
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
one-by-one; separately; in detail
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
incompetent; have no merit
sexual expression; expression of sexuality; gender expression (role)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to become possible; to become able to (do)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
audience; spectator; spectators
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
audience; attendance; hearers
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)