lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
concussion (of the brain)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
club activities; extracurricular activities
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
just because; even if; even though
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after