base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
since one was born; (in) all one's life
three; three years of age
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
study; diligence; discount; reduction
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
disease; ailment; illness
convenient; expedient; makeshift
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
so what!; who gives a damn?
to lay aside; to set aside
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to trample flat; to beat a path
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
living thing; living creature; animal; life
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
unique; peculiar; singular
living thing; organism; creature; biology
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)