spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
question; inquiry; enquiry
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to find out; to discover; to detect
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
almost; roughly; approximately
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
can do; may do; be capable of doing
I see; that's right; indeed
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to spit out; to eject; to dump
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
good humour (humor); good mood
long ago; a long time ago; already
breath; breathing; tone; mood
son of a bitch; piece of shit
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge