one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
diversion; distraction; feint
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
such; like that; in that way
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
looking pale; looking unwell
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
here and there; in places