to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
as (for); for; in the capacity of
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
school building; schoolhouse
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
roadside trees; row of trees
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours