simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs