futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
nape (of the neck); nucha
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to cross the line; to go too far
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
periodic; regular; routine
charging (electrically); electrification
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
joints; points (of a speech)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
wall clock; grandfather clock
to begin; to set about; to start
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush