to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
nothing but; except; no more than
human relations; personal relationships
such; like that; that sort of
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
... years old; age (of) ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
one's post; place of work; workplace
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
pupil; student; schoolchild