to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
individual; one by one; separate; each
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to express in a roundabout way
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
smoking area; smoking corner
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
as a child; when one was a child
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
genuine article; real thing; real deal
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than