surface of a board or record
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
one more time; once more; once again
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
but; however; provided that
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
apropos of nothing; to change the subject
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to bind together (e.g. the pages of a book); to sew up; to tape together; to stitch together
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
conviction; belief; confidence