fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
than; other than; except; but
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to begin talking; to open up
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
return of something; repayment
to brighten; to grow light
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing