the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
matter of time; question of time
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to cook (food); to manage well; to handle well
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
much less; to say nothing of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low