function; facility; faculty; feature
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
armed forces; military; troops
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag