research; study; investigation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
match (for lighting a fire)
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
occurrence; happening; incident; event
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
several people; a few people
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record