amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
for a while; for some time; for a period
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to ask a question; to ask questions
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to face on; to look out on to
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
explosion; rupture; break off
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
waste of time; killing time
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
people; citizens; subjects; folk