contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to amuse oneself; to make merry
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
to wring the neck; to strangle
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
unanticipated; unexpected
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to repeat; to do something over again
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail
how many people; a number of people
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
two times; twice; two degrees
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to put one's strength into
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation