number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
non-fruit-bearing flower; something that is flashy with no content
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
paraphilia; sexual deviancy
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
searching for someone; search for a missing person