severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to recall; to remember; to recollect
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what kind of; what sort of; what
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
beginning; outset; first; onset
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)