to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to pass (of time); to elapse
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
to happen to hear; to overhear
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
chit; sales slip; voucher
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
slave (device); slave (person)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
(some) more; even more; longer; further
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
proposal; proposition; suggestion
cooperation; collaboration
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
unanticipated; unexpected
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
erasure; paying back debt; effacement
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin