employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
breath; breathing; tone; mood
boot; bootload; bootstrap
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
rising; ascending; climbing
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be able to manage somehow or another
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
back side; back end; posterior; rear
to torment; to harass; to tease
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
home area; home town; local
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage