(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
rest; break; recess; intermission
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
funny story; funny anecdote
indecent talk; obscene talk; lewd conversation; dirty story; smut
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
proposal; proposition; suggestion
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)