to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
in one's own way or style
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
order; directive; instructions; command
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
trivial; not amounting to much