origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be helpful; to be useful
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
minimum; at the very least
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to badger; to pester; to beg
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to cause a person trouble
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)