appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration
according to plan; as planned; on target
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to subsist; to keep on living
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)