to live; to make a living; to get on with
how long; how far; how much
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(arch.) birth parents; (arch.) birthplace; child; creation
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
it is not (like that) either
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
school building; schoolhouse
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to close (one's eyes); to shut
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
in comparison to; rather than
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover