plural; multiple; several
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to chase; to run after; to pursue
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to lie down; to throw oneself down
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
in that way; thus; so; so?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)