life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to apologize; to apologise
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
special selection; finest pick; top pick
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic