sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
complete; whole; perfect; safe
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
next term; next period; next version; next release
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to watch steadily; to stare
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
degenerate; pervert; deviant
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
indictment; prosecution; complaint
good; goodness; right; virtue
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence