maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
using all one's strength; using all one's might
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
anything and everything; just about everything
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
life and death; life or death
all you have to do is; just; that's all
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
sunlight filtering through trees
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
tiger pattern; striped (like a tiger)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
to steal; to rob; to take away
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea