abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
it is not (like that) either
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
sincere; honest; faithful
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
name; given name; first name
by myself; in person; by oneself
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
self-consciousness; self-awareness
love of animals; animal loving
to overdo; to do too much
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever