very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
precarious situation; precarious state
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
respect and affection; love and respect
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
book; volume; this; present; main; head
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
carrying out one's original intention
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
being concerned about or mindful of
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love