finishing blow; coup de grâce
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to rise; to erect; to get up
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
difficult to ...; hard to ...
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
double; twice (as much); twofold
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to put one's strength into
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about