to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
person of high rank or position
victim; injured party; sufferer
to collect; to assemble; to gather
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
although I say; although one might say; although called
error; mistake; slip; bug
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
curse; spell; malediction
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival