to serve; to work for; to attend
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
inside one's heart; in one's mind
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
co-production; collaboration
to agree on; to agree about
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
distant look; faraway look
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
final; eventual; ultimate
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be helpful; to be useful
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
a great variety of; diversity