absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
it's no joke; gimme a break!
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to be dead; to be lifeless
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to fulfill one's responsibilities
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
singularity; singular point
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
(opening of a) wound; cut
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
maid; helper; help; assistance
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious