startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
this and that; one thing or another
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
in that manner; like that
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
some people; a few people; several people
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
family; members of a family
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be prolonged; to drag on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
at once; immediately; right now
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
changing clothes; change of clothes