older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
appearance; expression; manifestation
action; operation; effect; function
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
final; eventual; ultimate
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
compelling force; legal force
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
changing one's academic course
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to flare up; to fly into a rage
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to smile broadly; to grin widely
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
you (plural); all of you; you all