to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to refer to; to use as reference
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
way (of doing); manner; method; means
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to watch steadily; to stare