fried chicken (esp. American-style)
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
combat power; fighting strength
great hurry; great haste; rush
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
several people; a few people
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
sign; indication; omen; symptom
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
observation; survey; watching
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
type of occupation; occupational category
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
(distinction of) sex; gender
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in