useful thing; usable article; present; gift
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to encamp; to take up positions
more than anything; above all else
give-and-take; give and take
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
pleasant feeling; good vibes
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
alternately; by turns; one after the other
change; alteration; modification
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to become keen on; to get passionate about
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
interruption; suspension; break
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
remarkable; striking; obvious
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
to break into pieces; to chip off
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on