important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to ask; to enquire; to query
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
topic of discussion; agenda
of no interest; not interested
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
function; facility; faculty; feature
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS