supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
little by little; bit by bit
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
one day; (on) a certain day
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
exit; way out; outlet; vent
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to run up to; to rush over
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in