towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
speech; expression; wording; language
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
for one's true nature to come out
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
solution; solution strategy
to be found; to be discovered
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to say no more; to sink into silence
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
maid; helper; help; assistance
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view