the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
should; must; -able; probably; likely
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to take (be in) charge of
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
festival; feast; carnival
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
such; like that; that sort of; very
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
by means of; due to; because of; according to
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
woman; female; feminine gender
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
single word; a few words; brief comment
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building