to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
explanation; interpretation
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
after a long time; for the first time in a while
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
now that you say that; now that you mention it
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to approach; to draw near
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise