cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
surely; certainly; without doubt
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
I see; that's right; indeed
woman; female; feminine gender
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
article; news story; report; account