to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
don't you think?; indicates question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
suffix for familiar person
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
button (clothing); push-button
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of