to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
murder; homicide; manslaughter
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she