new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
no-good woman; (female) loser
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
what do you want?; can I help you?
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
the other day; lately; recently
as a child; when one was a child
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why