straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
one's best interests; one's own good
world; society; people; the public
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
hallucinogen; psychedelic
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
dealing with; coping with
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
sales; selling; marketing
a dime a dozen; two a penny
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for