fluent (in a language); flowing
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
trivial; not amounting to much
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
head start; initiative; preemption
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
way (of doing); manner; method; means
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
oxidized silver; oxidised silver; something restrained but impressive (e.g. performance); something quiet but superb; something masterfully controlled
greater than ...; bigger ...
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to master something (through personal experience)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
inside (e.g. of home plate)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press