disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
incident; affair; happening; event
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
private affairs; personal matter
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to brim over with feminine charm; to look captivating (of a woman); to look young and fresh; to be elegant; to look refined; to have a calm and composed appearance
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose