to become less crowded;  to thin out;  to get empty;  to be hungry
 study;  diligence;  discount;  reduction
 to eat;  to live on (e.g. a salary);  to live off;  to subsist on
 hello (e.g. on phone);  excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
 I;  me;  personal (affairs, etc.);  private;  selfishness;  partiality
 the other day;  a few days ago
 call;  visit;  inquiry;  enquiry;  question
 girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
 to succeed;  to relieve;  to take the place of;  to substitute for;  to be exchanged;  to change (places with)
 promise;  agreement;  convention;  rule;  destiny;  fate
 necessary;  needed;  essential;  necessity;  need;  requirement
 to adopt (method, proposal, etc.);  to take (measure, course of action, etc.);  to pick (e.g. flowers);  to gather (e.g. mushrooms);  to extract (e.g. juice);  to take (e.g. a sample);  to assume (an attitude)
 easy;  simple;  there's no way that ...
 face;  visage;  look;  expression;  honor;  honour
 type;  kind;  type (of person);  (ideal) type;  typewriter;  typing
 this way (of doing);  this method;  this sort (of thing);  this type
 unnecessary;  not needed;  not necessary
 useless;  no future in it;  doesn't make sense;  having no point
 star attraction;  draw card;  crowd puller
 extra;  more;  unnecessary;  needless;  all the more;  even more
 to say something is all right;  to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
 reasonably;  fairly;  hurriedly;  in a rush;  approximately;  about
 cute;  adorable;  dear;  precious;  innocent;  childlike
 regrettable;  vexing;  upsetting;  unthinkable;  wholly unexpected
 happy;  glad;  pleased;  joyful;  delightful;  gratifying
 to lose (something);  to mislay;  to get rid of;  to eliminate;  to remove
 hollow;  cavity;  hole;  cave
 bone;  frame;  outline;  core;  backbone;  spirit
 skip it;  drop it;  I've had enough (e.g. when offered something);  that's enough
 request;  favour (to ask);  wish;  please
 coughing;  hacking cough;  thundering;  drumming
 to release;  to let go;  to free;  to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
 yikes!;  eek!;  ook;  eek;  customer
 (wet) cough;  (sound of) coughing