to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to be helpful; to be useful
instead; but (on the other hand)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
bathing; going in the bath
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to become better; to improve
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
health; healthy; sound; fit
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
sudden change; complete change
oracle; revelation; divine message
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
arrest; apprehension; capture
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
marriage proposal; courtship
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything