to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
bet; wager; stake; gamble
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
study; diligence; discount; reduction
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset