occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
gas burner; blowtorch; Bunsen burner
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
shopping; purchased goods
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
chair; stool; post; office; position
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah