effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
such ... as; or some such
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
then; well; so; well then
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to distribute; to hand out
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
indirection; indirectness
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
else; in addition; besides
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
choice; selection; option
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance