to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
devotion; attachment; infatuation
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to gather; to collect; to assemble
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
in one's own way or style
without cause; without reason
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
beforehand; in advance; previously
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
by means of; due to; because of; according to
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done