yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to make an appeal; to urge
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
end of life; death; breathing one's last
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
routine work; everyday work
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work