use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
tone (of voice); manner of talking
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
flour; meal; powder; heroin
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
in the background; not standing out
sincere; honest; faithful
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy