increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
surrounding at a distance
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
soon; shortly; before long
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
settlement; solution; resolution
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
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
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly