my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
to be to the point; to be pertinent
younger scholar; future reference
general term; generic name
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
second-hand shop; curio shop
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to go with the flow; to go with the times
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)