to state; to express; to mention
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
exemption; exoneration; discharge
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
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
with all one's strength; with all one's might
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); 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 be keen
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
original intention; initial resolution
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
normalcy; normality; normal
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