permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
go that far; to that extent
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
as usual; as is one's habit
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
push-up (exercise); press-up
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
system; organization; organisation; architecture
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
muscular beauty; beauty of a muscular body
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous