opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
about; on; regarding; per; for every
the same generation; coeval
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
showing no signs of ...; extremely unlikely to ...
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
scrap lumber; piece of wood
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to change the position of
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
many; much; plenty; hardly
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing