all present; all concerned; all of us
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
novel; story; (work of) fiction
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
template; run of the mill; formulaic
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking