to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
along the way; along the road
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
place; room; margin; scope
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
-less; lacking; non-existing
silence (not speaking); muteness
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
going into battle; departure for the front
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry