surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be torn off; to come off
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to settle (in a place); to settle down
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
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to pass (of time); to elapse
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
control; management (e.g. of a business)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say