about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
how; in what way; by what means
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
party in full swing; party at its peak
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
in succession; one by one
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
alone; by oneself; on one's own