to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to be manageable; to be able to handle
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
heart; guts; nerve; central part
restorative; smelling salts
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
convenient; handy; useful
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
magic; sorcery; incantation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)