blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
name; given name; first name
difficult to ...; hard to ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
your husband; her husband
natural span of life; 250 years old
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
final; eventual; ultimate
to die; to ascend to heaven
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances