individual; private person; personal; private
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
like that; that way; thus
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
before use; pre-service; pre-operational
after use; after occurring
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
enumeration; citation; listing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
strength; power; proficiency; ability
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it