tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
session; jam session; jam
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
hair (on the head); (a) hair
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(employee) retention rate; fixation rate
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in