to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
chorus; singing in a chorus
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to step back; to walk backwards
near; close; beside; third person
first-class carriage (coach)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
tension; mental strain; nervousness
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before