to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to be worried; to be troubled
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
then; well; so; well then
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to hand (over); to deliver in person
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
magician; conjurer; illusionist
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
stealthily; secretly; in secret
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
confidence; trust; faith; credit
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
movie; film; video; video clip