to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
matter of concern and interest
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
tendency; trend; inclination
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
price; cost; value; worth; value
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
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 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
from here; from this place
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
not caring; not giving a damn
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
light; easy; non-serious; minor
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead