flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
somehow; for some reason or other
health; healthy; sound; fit
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
care; precaution; guarding; caution
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
life and death; life or death
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to sink (into); to get depressed
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
round shape; circle; circular form
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...