this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be too late (to be of use)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
anything; whatever; whatever one likes