handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
also known as; also called
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
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.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
moron; idiot; stupid person
because of; owing to; due to
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be found; to be discovered
it seems so; that's what it looks like
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
the reverse; other side; lining
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately