poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
child consultation center; children's welfare center
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
understood; I see; OK; present; here
charge for a meal (usu. at school); school lunch fee
to collect; to assemble; to gather
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study