to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
although I say; although one might say; although called
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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
if you do this; if this is the case
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
contradiction; inconsistency
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
in the meanwhile; during the time