somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
headset (for phones, etc.); headset (bicycle)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
have a good day; take care; see you
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to break a dam; to burst out
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
bluff; false show of power; bold front
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
infant; baby; little child
long (time that has passed); old (story)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
nothing but; none other than
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
violent emotion; passion; fury
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to be hot on a person's heels
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
how can (one) do something