control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
serious; not joking; straight
bakery; baker; pastry shop
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to think (something) strange
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to be worried; to be troubled
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
inattention; absent-mindedness
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate