valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
numerator; molecule; member; element
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
temporary; provisional; interim
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly
near; close; beside; third person
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
in spite of; regardless of
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt