to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
in the meanwhile; during the time
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
the other day; lately; recently
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
giving up; quitting; surrendering
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
another time; some other time
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
completion; perfection; accomplishment
considerably; greatly; a lot
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness