check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
healing (esp. through alternative therapies, music, color therapy, supernatural powers, etc.)
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
physical condition; state of health
recovery; undoing; recall
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to mark the end; to spell the end
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
importance; emphasis; stress
taste; liking; preference
unique; peculiar; singular
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
masturbation; self consolation
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to die; (lit.) to become a star
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
coating (esp. lacquering)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient