first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
different opinion; objection
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
calm; composed; cool; quiet
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to look away; to turn away
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
progress; advance; improvement; development
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
equality; impartiality; evenness
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
originally; by nature; from the start
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
to begin; to set about; to start
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something