to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
most attractive feature (of a person)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to use up all one's strength
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
sorry; excuse me; thank you
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
contract; compact; agreement
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; (arch.) (moving) slowly
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
all you want; as much as one wants