ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
corridor; hallway; passageway
near; close; beside; third person
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
otherwise; or else; if not
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
test for a position in a company; company entrance test
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
stagnation; hindrance; delay
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
reason; cause; circumstances
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped