trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
principal occupation; core business
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
acting ability; talent as a performer
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to laugh away; to laugh off
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
third day of the month; three days
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore