diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
with a friendly grin; smilingly
quarrel; dispute; argument
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
preference; priority; precedence
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to be reflected in a mirror
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
I see; that's right; indeed
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
place; situation; position; location
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
and so; therefore; for that reason
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)