head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to go out and away; to leave
directions; instructions; orders; command
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
dressing oneself; personal grooming
door; gate; opening; title page
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to collapse into; to flop onto
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
manners; behavior; behaviour
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
this, that and the other; this and that
now that; since; so long as; because
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to push (something) against
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to subsist; to keep on living
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase