to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
in the meanwhile; during the time
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
being too late; losing one's final chance
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
father; dad; husband; you; he
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
child's tear-stained face
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly