to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
look; glance; (at first) sight
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
session; jam session; jam
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
sincere; honest; faithful
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
notice of resignation; (one's) resignation; resignation notice
to put into effect; to put into practice
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
employment separation; leaving one's job; losing one's job
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
second generation; second; junior
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to support each other; to support one another