management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
accumulation; accumulate; store
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
several years; a few years
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to refuse; to reject; to deny
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
episode; anecdote; vignette
by means of; due to; because of; according to
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
in comparison to; rather than
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
in proportion to; according to; depending on
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
expression; presentation; representation; notation