to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
about; concerning; related to; -ish
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
Hold up!; Hands up!; to hold up
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to speak; to hear a voice
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
reset; fresh start; new beginning
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
maid; helper; help; assistance
expressing one's mind; speaking out
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
good (place to leave off); convenient
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article