pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
the last moment; the very end
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to be reflected in a mirror
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of