base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
because of; owing to; due to
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
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)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
cartoon-character costume
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated