to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to stop in the middle of a sentence
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
rewards and punishments; rewarding good conduct and punishing evildoing
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
now that; since; so long as; because
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
direct control; direct supervision
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
manly; masculine; like a man