to try and do something; to attempt to do something
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
mask; disguise; guise; mask
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by