to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to lose a closely fought contest
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
eating; bite (in fishing)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
at least; at most; (even) just
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to discuss; to talk together
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
to make an appeal; to urge
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to cease; to stop; to be over
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)