half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
talking while standing; standing around talking
to stop walking; to pause
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
feeling; sense; impression
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to say; to tell; to state; to do
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
tone (of voice); manner of talking
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
for the first time in one's life
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get