middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
maintenance; preservation; improvement
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
excitation; stimulation; revitalization; reinvigoration
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
more than usual (usu. time)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to boost; to force up; to push up
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
great difference; big difference; wide margin
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
conviction; belief; confidence
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker