middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
final; eventual; ultimate
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in