terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
maintenance; preservation; improvement
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
from here; from this place
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
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
by myself; in person; by oneself
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
no, not like that (but like this)
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to detain; to check; to restrain
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony