taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
empirical; from experience
connection; link; relationship
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
pleasant feeling; good vibes
explanation; interpretation
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
single word; a few words; brief comment
memory; sense; experience
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
this and that; one thing and another
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to maintain; to continue to have
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
speech and conduct; words and deeds