personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
at once; immediately; right now
that's the way it is; such is life
voting; ballot; poll; vote
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
bribe; sweetener; douceur
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution