to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
tradition; legend; folklore
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
in the meanwhile; during the time
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to watch over; to watch attentively
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to mix; to stir; to blend
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable