direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
same; similar; (just) like; equal
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
loveable; very likeable; like very much
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
of no interest; not interested
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
exactly as stated; verbatim
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid