idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
there being no use in arguing (about it)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
(not so) much; (not) very
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
even if not; even without
sleeping comfort or snugness
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
honour; honor; glory; privilege
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
deep emotion; strong feelings
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)