very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to begin to walk; to set out
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
vagrant; vagabond; drifter
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out