to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
relatively; comparatively
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
on bad terms; at loggerheads
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!