external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
common knowledge; well-known fact
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
to do together; to share; to participate in
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
engagement; business; affair; use; need
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
everybody; every last one of them; all
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
untouched; unrestrained; unscathed
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
taking appropriate action; tact
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
commitment; pledge; promise
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various