skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
is something that; is that which
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
clear; precise; definite; distinct
process; course; mechanism
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
such; this sort of; like this
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly