to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to be transparent; to show through
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
even if not; even without
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
prudence; discretion; thought
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)