punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
space (room, area, outer space)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
with a friendly grin; smilingly
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
for use of customers or guests
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to kick out; to cut back (on spending)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)