to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
snack break; snack time; tea time
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
pressure; oppression; suppression
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
by all means; at all costs
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
father and mother; parents
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...