pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
surely; certainly; without doubt
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
and; thereupon; because of that
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
pointing out; identification
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
(social) position; status
form; shape; figure; visage
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to blow off; to be blown off
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
that's the way it is; such is life
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage