underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
both; both sides; both parties
coincident with; while; simultaneously
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
so; like this; in this way
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give