encumbrance; burden; drag
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
no, not like that (but like this)
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
portable terminal; mobile device; handset
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
I'd be lying if I said ...
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
remark; statement; discourse
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside