the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
to yell; to rant; to rave
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to watch over; to watch attentively
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
passions; sexual desire; lust
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
normalcy; normality; normal
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean