eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
at least; at most; (even) just
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
household economy; family finances
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
not worth considering; out of the question
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to collapse into; to flop onto
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cook-house; galley; kitchen