screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to live; to make a living; to get on with
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
outsider; layman; amateur
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
variety show (e.g. on TV)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
educational institution; school; academy; campus
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners