to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
danger; peril; hazard; risk
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
within; inside of; less than
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to spend time (on doing something)
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
headquarters; head office; main office
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to run through; to run past
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
eighth day of the month; eight days
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to get narrower; to contract
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
lack of appetite; anorexia
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
my husband; one's family; family member
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
silence (not speaking); muteness
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
exemption; exoneration; discharge