to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
drama; theatre; theater; play
to this extent; to this degree; this much
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
telephone call; telephone (device)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
lost article; something forgotten
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
troupe; theatrical company
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow