to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
why; how; for what reason
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
question; inquiry; enquiry
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
radiant smile; contented smile
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
immediately; right away; on the spot
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
while; even though; despite
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into