to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to become better; to improve
either way; in any case; one way or another
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
to continue to rain or snow
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
appearance; figure; shape; form
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
freshly laundered and starched; fresh and unwrinkled
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
hard to reach place; remote place
notch; nick; marks on a ruler
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
tens of thousands of years
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
application (of ointment, etc.)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
talking while standing; standing around talking
to save labor; to save labour
detour; circumvention; turning movement
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
working animal; draught animal; draft animal
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
Occam's razor; Ockham's razor
business world; business circles