understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to face; to go towards; to head towards
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
tendency; trend; inclination
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else