counter for books; volume
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to slap; to strike; to spank
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
outside one's field; out of one's line; (sibling) from a different mother
operation; functioning; running
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
recipient (e.g. of mail); addressee; payee; beneficiary
destination (of a letter, parcel, etc.); receiver's address; consignee
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air