to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
economical; efficient; lean; compact
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
these guys; these fellows
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to be silent; to say nothing
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
one-by-one; separately; in detail
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
accurate; correct; precise; exact
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
(circuit) tester; micrometer
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
stupid face; foolish look on one's face
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany