rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to give directions; to issue instructions
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
is something that; is that which
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
confections; sweets; candy; cake
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
general; popular; common; typical
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy