common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker
notes; comment; remark; annotation
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
infectious disease; infection
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
the very image of health itself; picture of health
to redeem (from sin); to save
trembling from fear; trembling all over
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
indirection; indirectness
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to frolic about; to mess around
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
public and private; official and personal; government and people
perfect; complete; flawless
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)