disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
drama; play; powerful drug
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
novel; story; (work of) fiction
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
destination (one is heading towards); goal
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
called; known as; that; to say
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
more than usual (usu. time)
to spend time (on doing something)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
carbonated drink; fizzy drink; soda
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be