to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to fold up; to fold into layers
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
such ... as; or some such
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
chemical substances; chemicals
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pointing out; identification
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
other side; opposite side; other party
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
two times; twice; two degrees
clear; precise; definite; distinct
(not so) much; (not) very
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole