life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
social; societal; societary
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
chair; stool; post; office; position
to kick over; to kick down
to rush over; to run up to
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
form; shape; figure; visage
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual