to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
transactions; dealings; business
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to shake; to sway; to waver
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
nonessential and nonurgent; unnecessary
quarrel; dispute; argument
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to well up; to burst; to arise
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
election; selection; choice
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
head of the student council; president of the student council
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
preference; priority; precedence
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
living room (Western style); sitting room
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)