older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to close (one's eyes); to shut
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)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
when it becomes; when it comes to
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly