doing whatever one pleases
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
spiritual; religious song; spiritual
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
anything and everything; just about everything
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
duty; function; office; mission; task
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across