speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
supply; provision; raising; procurement
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
simply; merely; only; solely
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to spend one's days in tears and sorrow
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
sympathy; compassion; pity
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)