model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
everything; anything; nothing
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
polite; respectful; reverent
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
it's been a long time; long time no see
single word; a few words; brief comment
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(some) more; even more; longer; further
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
confections; sweets; candy; cake
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
way of talking; speaking style
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together