to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
restoration; repair; mending
correction; rectification; mending; repair
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
probability; likelihood; chances
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
and then; and so; and; so then
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now