scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to have a talk; to tell a story
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
story; tale; talk; discussion
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
not caring; not giving a damn
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
root; source; origin; cause
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to tighten; to press hard
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
selection; choice; picking out
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
unable to resist; unable to suppress
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
hotcake; (American) pancake
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
materials; data; document
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well