lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
routine work; everyday work
spirit of dedication to one's company
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to think too much; to be over-concerned
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
waiting for the traffic lights to change
news programme; news program
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
very likely; very probable
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being