to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness