to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
feeling of a house or a room
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least