down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
big leakage; uncontained leak
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
the way back; the way home; return trip
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff