it's not like; it isn't as if
whichever one chooses; either way
not counting (as anything significant)
dung beetle; gold beetle; goldbug; maggots in faeces (feces)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
in succession; one after another
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
advance; moving forward; progress
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
spine; backbone; spinal column
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
in good health; alive and well; going strong
base unit; main telephone (esp. when there are extensions)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
depending on; dependent on
what's that?; what the...
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread