to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
big problem; major issue; big controversy
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
choice; selection; option
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious