pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to put one's heart into; to devote oneself to
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
good-natured; of good character
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
such; like that; that sort of; very
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
how much; how many; however
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
in name only; titular; nominal