assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
these guys; these fellows
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
what do you want?; can I help you?
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
template; run of the mill; formulaic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good feeling; feeling good
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
such; this sort of; like this
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
very important person; VIP
please (give me); please (do for me)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...