to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
total (money); full amount; sum
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
all; entire; whole; altogether
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
(not) even once; (not) ever
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
about this time; about now
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
because of; owing to; due to
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
as a child; when one was a child
use; utilization; utilisation; application
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
just because; even if; even though
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
sympathy; compassion; pity