from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic