delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
reading partway; leaving half-read
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
loud explosion; thunderous blast; firing (a cannon, etc.) with a loud bang
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
one by one; one each; one at a time
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
just because; even if; even though
very interesting; of great interest
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to forget completely; to leave behind
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
caller; visitor; company; guest
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful; catching with one's hands
online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
healthy; sound; wholesome
new life (esp. after retirement); postretirement life
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful