ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to step firmly; to harden by treading
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
practice; practising; experience
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
way (of doing); manner; method; means
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
from here; from this place
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
hunting ground; hunting preserve
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to make an appearance; to show up
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate