terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sworn brother; buddy; pal
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
for work; in a manner related to work
around the clock; day and night
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
whenever they come together
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
this (very thing); this precisely
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
maintenance; preservation; improvement
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
somehow; for some reason or other
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism