clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
assertion; declaration; affirmation
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
trauma (usu. psychological)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
instead; but (on the other hand)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to hand over; to surrender
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)