to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
time; season; period; phase; stage
period of time; time slot; time zone
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
surroundings; environs; circumference
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
process; course; mechanism