good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
walking briskly; determinedly
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
the West; the Occident; Western countries
it's not like; it isn't as if
to be helpful; to be useful
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
ready-made; common-law (wife)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
on hand; readily available
to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
whole day and night; 24 hours
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to concern; to be related
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
while alive; during one's lifetime
conviction; belief; confidence
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)