muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to shake one's head (in denial)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
way (of doing); manner; method; means
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
what time; (lit.) which hour
attendance (at school); going to school
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
because of; owing to; due to
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to make an appearance; to show up
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that