brain surgery; brain operation; neurosurgery
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to be replaced with new growth
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
outside of one's area of expertise
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to master something (through personal experience)
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation