force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to behave well (of a child)
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
living by oneself; living alone
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to be worried; to be troubled
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to be silent; to say nothing
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to stop walking; to pause
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning