to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to throw into; to toss into
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
go that far; to that extent
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
calm; composed; cool; quiet
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
observation; survey; watching
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give