Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
inside; interior; inner part
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
tool; implement; means; furniture
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
preventive measure; precautionary measure
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to repeat; to do something over again
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to hide; to keep to oneself
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)