completion; perfection; accomplishment
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
courting; wooing; making advances
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
literally; to the letter; literal
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside