hello; good day; good afternoon
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to poke each other; to jab each other
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
passenger; rider; good rider
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
mental image; mental picture; image
triangle; triangular shape
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
close; intimate; on good terms
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
great difference; major mistake
to have a reason; to have an excuse
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
nanosecond; billionth of a second; ns
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
human relations; personal relationships
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
information transfer; information transmission
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events