to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
the front; honest; upright; decent
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
then; well; so; well then
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
grip (of hand); grip strength
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
strength; power; proficiency; ability
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
sense of smell; olfaction
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
for this very reason; that is exactly why
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)