cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
environment; circumstance
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
clear; precise; definite; distinct
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
already; now; no longer; not any more
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
concealment; suppression; hiding