when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
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
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
just because; even if; even though
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
laxative; purgative; evacuant; loose bowels; diarrhea; diarrhoea
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
lochia; post-natal vaginal discharge
old couple; elderly couple
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
directions; instructions; orders; command
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
chair; stool; post; office; position
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
capital; funds; seed money; asset
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to pay attention; to be watchful