to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
annotation; explanatory note; comment
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
came here; coming here; recently
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
development; exploitation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
unconditionally; as a rule
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
though one didn't intend (expect) to
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
machine parts; machinery; equipment
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
enterprise; business; company; corporation
serious; not joking; straight
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
fort; stronghold; fortification
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty