to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to pick up; to find; to gather
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
story; tale; talk; discussion
I see; that's right; indeed
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
consequence; outcome; result; blame
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
some people; a few people; several people
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately