main question; real issue at hand
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
communication skills; communication ability
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
booby prize; prize for coming second-last
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
magician; conjurer; illusionist
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
if so; in that case; in that situation
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
father; dad; husband; you; he
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to control; to command; to get the better of
last century; ancient times
way of solving (a problem); solution
period of youth; while young
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
refusal; rejection; denial; veto