equipment; device; installation; stage setting
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to become possible; to become able to (do)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to like; to love; to be fond of
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
several times; several degrees
to repeat; to do something over again
determination; resolution
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
all; entire; whole; altogether
bad influence; negative influence
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
if so; in that case; in that situation
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on