study; diligence; discount; reduction
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
alone; by oneself; on one's own
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
child one is expecting; child in one's womb