abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
physical strength; muscle strength
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
special training; intensive training; crash course
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
taping (e.g. an injured joint)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
pleasant feeling; good vibes
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; health education (school subject)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
how; in what way; how about
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
failure; mistake; blunder