taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hey there; I say; see here
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
by sheer strength; by brute force
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
how much; how many; to what extent
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)