to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
health; healthy; sound; fit
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
some other time (again); one of these days; before long
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
job hunting; seeking employment
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued