the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
pillar of fire; blazing column
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
henry (unit of inductance)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
one cause; one reason; one factor
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
(a person's) appearance; looks