to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to run up to; to rush over
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
spinning; silk reeling; filature
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
quality (of a product or a service)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible