recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
cache; place to hide something
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
clerk; office worker; office staff
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to apologize; to apologise
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
just because; even if; even though
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
powerful person; influential person
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to