to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
negotiations; discussions; connection
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
100,000; hundred thousand
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
generation; the world; the age
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
settlement; conclusion; summary
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to smash; to break into pieces
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood