to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
at that time; in those days
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to torment; to torture; to harass
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
rather; sooner; preferably
image change; changing one's image; makeover
before and after (e.g. photos)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
indescribable; having no way to express
doing whatever one pleases
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
main question; real issue at hand
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit