recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
uninhabited island; desert island
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
and; thereupon; because of that
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
active; dynamic; energetic
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
being circumscribed by one's own words and actions
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone