to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to have a talk; to tell a story
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
number one; first; best; most; game; round
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
everything one does; whatever one does
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
that's the way it is; such is life
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
originally; by nature; from the start
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
this is why; this means; it is the case that
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
dominion; territory; possession