to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
personality; style; appearance
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
for your information; I'm telling you
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
correction; rectification; mending; repair
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
not yet known; unknown; strange
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
course; route; path; process; means
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries