importance; emphasis; stress
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to mark the end; to spell the end
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
recovery; undoing; recall
physical condition; state of health
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
healing (esp. through alternative therapies, music, color therapy, supernatural powers, etc.)
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base