recently; lately; these days
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
bromide; publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
ten; 10; ten years of age
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
how many people; a number of people
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
man among men; manly man; alpha male
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
opening and shutting; opening and closing
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
what's the matter?; what's wrong?