to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(in) his way; peculiar to him
health management; health maintenance; health care
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
meaning; significance; sense
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
instant; moment; for an instant
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances