to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
moving tale; impressive tale
guess; speculation; supposition
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to get along well with; to make a go of it
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
being left out; being ostracized
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
being in office; holding a position; employment; service
chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
death from disease; death from illness
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like