to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
extreme masochist; very masochistic
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
from the beginning; from scratch
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
personality; character; individuality; personhood
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
exactly as stated; verbatim
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
should; must; -able; probably; likely
right in the middle (of); midst; height
preference; priority; precedence
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
scene; sight; scenario; setting
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to understand from experience
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to this extent; to this degree; this much
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing