solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
mental health; mental hygiene
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
caller; visitor; company; guest
stairs; stairway; staircase
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus); common dolphinfish; dolphin; dorado
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill; grinder
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
several people; a few people
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to tumble down; to roll down
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
great speed; recklessly fast speed
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")