dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
use; utilization; utilisation; application
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
that's right; yes; uh-huh
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to apologize; to apologise
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
go that far; to that extent
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
reward; honorarium; remuneration
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
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)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
scoundrel; rascal; villain
trouble; bother; annoyance
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to need; to call for; to require
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to chastise; to punish; to discipline