to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
number one; first; best; most; game; round
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
just because; even if; even though
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
patterns of thinking; train of thought
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to see through; to see the true nature of something
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to have meaning; to be meaningful
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)