conscious; deliberate; intentional
to increase; to add to; to augment
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
putting on weight from the good (married) life
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
progress; advance; improvement; development
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
rather than; more ... than ...
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to make coffee; to brew coffee
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)
quality (of a product or a service)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
in case of; at that time; at this time
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
besides; in addition; also; moreover
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to live; to make a living; to get on with