to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
rest; break; recess; intermission
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
it is not (like that) either
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding