to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
(not) even once; (not) ever
to surround; to crowd around
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
walking briskly; determinedly
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets