to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
all-night vigil over a body; wake
in one's own way or style
it seems so; that's what it looks like
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
yourself; himself; herself
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
burning incense (before an altar, esp. in memory of the dead); offering incense
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
turning to the right; right turn
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
how much; how many; to what extent
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
why; how; for what reason
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
founder; originator; pioneer
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
only recently; just of late