important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to be damaged; to receive damage
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; by what means
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
the way back; the way home; return trip
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
hostility; antagonism; opposition
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
still; even now; to this day
when it becomes; when it comes to
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)