promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
dullard; indecisive person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
structure for housing heavy machinery
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
such ... as; or some such
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to rock; to shake; to swing
chair; stool; post; office; position
to relax; to feel at home
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
Christmas Eve; holy night
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
fraudulent claim of product origin
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
rope; cord; policeman's rope
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession