excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
whoopie; yee-haw; noise made when celebrating
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
underestimation; undervaluation
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
moving about; stirring about
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
threshold; breaking point
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension