older brother; elder brother
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
at once; immediately; right now
in perfect form; going swimmingly
fine weather; fair weather
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
meaning; significance; sense
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
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.)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
sorry; excuse me; thank you
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data