method; process; manner; way; means; technique
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to dye; to colour; to color
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
based on; on the basis of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
first meeting; first interview with
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass