foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
main question; real issue at hand
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
warp; curvature; curve; arch
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
successfully; with success
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
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
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots