exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
failure; mistake; blunder
2nd day of the month; two days
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
question; inquiry; enquiry
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
true; real; genuine; proper; utter