basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
period of time; time slot; time zone
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
use; utilization; utilisation; application
talk; story; conversation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to relapse; to reassert; to review
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
sports-minded; sports-oriented
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to redeem (from sin); to save
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
with a start; with a jump
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time