few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
extremely; very; really; super; so
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
doctor chiefly responsible for a patient's care; doctor in charge (of a patient); attending physician; (one's) primary care physician; family doctor; general practitioner
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
about; on; regarding; per; for every
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
discovery; detection; finding